Allele frequency data of 15 autosomal STR loci in four major population groups of South Africa

Anton Lucassen; Karen Ehlers; Paul J Grobler; Adeline L Shezi

doi:10.1007/s00414-013-0898-4

Allele frequency data of 15 autosomal STR loci in four major population groups of South Africa

Int J Legal Med. 2014 Mar;128(2):275-6. doi: 10.1007/s00414-013-0898-4. Epub 2013 Jul 28.

Authors

Anton Lucassen¹, Karen Ehlers, Paul J Grobler, Adeline L Shezi

Affiliation

¹ Division Forensic Services, Quality Management Section (Biology), South African Police Service, Private Bag 18, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0007, South Africa, lucassen@vodamail.co.za.

PMID: 23892950
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-013-0898-4

Abstract

Allele frequency distributions for 15 tetrameric short tandem repeat (STR) loci were determined using the AmpFlSTR® Identifiler Plus™ PCR amplification kit. There was little evidence of departures from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium or association of alleles of different loci in the population samples. The probability of identity values for the different populations range from 1/3.3 × 10(17) (White) to 1/1.88 × 10(18) (Coloured). The combined probability of paternal exclusion for the different population groups ranges from 0.9995858 (Coloured) to 0.9997874 (Indian).

MeSH terms

Black People / genetics*
Female
Forensic Genetics
Gene Frequency / genetics*
Genetic Loci / genetics*
Genetics, Population*
Genotype
Humans
Male
Microsatellite Repeats / genetics*
Paternity
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
South Africa