Y-chromosome STR-haplotype typing in El Salvador

José Saul Lovo; Manuel Fondevila; Antonio Salas; María Brión; María Victoria Lareu; Angel Carracedo

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.02.004

Y-chromosome STR-haplotype typing in El Salvador

Forensic Sci Int. 2004 May 28;142(1):45-9. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.02.004.

Authors

José Saul Lovo¹, Manuel Fondevila, Antonio Salas, María Brión, María Victoria Lareu, Angel Carracedo

Affiliation

¹ Facultad de Medicina, Instituto de Medicina Legal, University of Santiago de Compostela, C/San Francisco s/n, 15782 Santiago de Compostela, Galicia, Spain.

PMID: 15110073
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2004.02.004

Abstract

Eight Y-chromosome STRs were investigated in a male population sample from El Salvador. Complete Y-chromosomal STRs haplotypes were obtained in 121 individuals, among which 107 different haplotypes were observed. The two most common haplotypes were shared by approximately 4% of the sample, while 100 haplotypes were unique. The gene diversity was 0.9883 and the discrimination capacity was 0.8926. The combined Y-chromosome STR polymorphisms provide a powerful discrimination tool for routine forensic applications.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Chromosomes, Human, Y*
DNA Fingerprinting / methods
El Salvador
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population*
Haplotypes*
Humans
Male
Tandem Repeat Sequences*