ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 4

Population Study of the HUMTH01, HUMVWA31A, HUMF13A1, and HUMFES/FPS STR Polymorphisms in the North of Portugal
Huguet, E
Associate professor and professor, University of Barcelona,

Pinheiro, F
Forensic scientists, ICBAS, Medico-Legal Institute,

da Costa, JP
Forensic scientists, ICBAS, Medico-Legal Institute,

Pontes, L
Forensic scientists, ICBAS, Medico-Legal Institute,

Gené, M
Associate professor and professor, University of Barcelona,

Moreno, P
Professor, University of Barcelona,

(Received 4 March 1996; accepted 12 June 1996)

Abstract

Allele and genotype frequencies of four short tandem-repeat loci were determined in a population sample from the North of Portugal using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). After denaturing PAGE, 6 alleles were identified for HUMTH01 (n = 419), 9 alleles for HUMVWA31A (n = 376), 12 alleles for HUMF13A1 (n = 232), and 5 alleles for HUMFES/FPS (n = 409). No deviation from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was found. The allele frequencies observed are similar to those of the European populations compared. The combined power of discrimination is 0.999.

Keywords:
forensic science, DNA typing, polymerase chain reaction, short tandem repeat, HUMTH01, HUMVWA31A, HUMF13A1, HUMFES/FPS, population genetics, Portugal

Paper ID: JFS14080J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS14080J
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