Y-chromosomal STR haplotypes in Berber and Arabic-speaking populations from Morocco

Lluís Quintana-Murci; Abigail Bigham; Hassan Rouba; Abdelhamid Barakat; Ken McElreavey; Michael Hammer

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.11.006

Y-chromosomal STR haplotypes in Berber and Arabic-speaking populations from Morocco

Forensic Sci Int. 2004 Feb 10;140(1):113-5. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.11.006.

Authors

Lluís Quintana-Murci¹, Abigail Bigham, Hassan Rouba, Abdelhamid Barakat, Ken McElreavey, Michael Hammer

Affiliation

¹ CNRS URA1961, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France. quintana@pasteur.fr

PMID: 15013173
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.11.006

Abstract

Twelve Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs), DYS19, DYS385, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS388, DYS426 and DYS439 were typed in Berber-speaking (n=49) and Arabic-speaking (n=60) population samples from Morocco.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chromosomes, Human, Y*
DNA Fingerprinting / methods
Genetics, Population*
Haplotypes*
Humans
Male
Morocco
Tandem Repeat Sequences*