Haplotype frequencies for 17 Y-STR loci (AmpFlSTRY-filer) in a Moroccan population sample

Rachid Aboukhalid; Mehdi Bouabdellah; Meriame Abbassi; Kaoutar Bentayebi; Mohammed Elmzibri; Driss Squalli; Saaïd Amzazi

doi:10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.06.004

Haplotype frequencies for 17 Y-STR loci (AmpFlSTRY-filer) in a Moroccan population sample

Forensic Sci Int Genet. 2010 Apr;4(3):e73-4. doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.06.004. Epub 2009 Jul 14.

Authors

Rachid Aboukhalid¹, Mehdi Bouabdellah, Meriame Abbassi, Kaoutar Bentayebi, Mohammed Elmzibri, Driss Squalli, Saaïd Amzazi

Affiliation

¹ Biochemistry and Immunology Laboratory (Forensic Genetic Unit), Mohammed V Agdal University, Faculty of Sciences, Rabat, Morocco. a.rachid22@gmail.com

PMID: 20215021
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2009.06.004

Abstract

A sample of 267 unrelated Moroccan males from different ethnic groups (Arabs, Berbers and Sahrawi), was typed for 17 Y-STR loci (DYS19, DYS385, DYS389 I, DYS389 II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS437, DYS438, DYS439, DYS448, DYS456, DYS458, DYS635, Y GATA H4). Discrimination capacity (96.3%) and haplotype diversity (99.91%) were calculated. A total of 257 haplotypes were identified, of which 237 were unique and 10 were found in two individuals each. DYS385 showed the highest diversity (0.887) followed by DYS458 (0.820) as a single locus marker.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Chromosomes, Human, Y*
DNA Fingerprinting
Gene Frequency
Genetics, Population*
Haplotypes*
Humans
Male
Morocco
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Tandem Repeat Sequences*