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

New Jersey Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic Population Data on the PCR-Based Loci HLA-DQA1, LDLR, GYPA, HBGG, D7S8, and Gc
Budowle, B
Unit chief, Forensic Science Research and Training Center, FBI Academy, VA

Kearney, CJ
DNA technical director, senior forensic scientists, and technical director, New Jersey State Police South Regional Laboratory, NJ

LaRue, EJ
DNA technical director, senior forensic scientists, and technical director, New Jersey State Police South Regional Laboratory, NJ

Corey, HW
DNA technical director, senior forensic scientists, and technical director, New Jersey State Police South Regional Laboratory, NJ

Pino, JA
DNA technical director, senior forensic scientists, and technical director, New Jersey State Police South Regional Laboratory, NJ

Jankowski, LB
DNA technical director, senior forensic scientists, and technical director, New Jersey State Police South Regional Laboratory, NJ

Tarver, ML
DNA technical director, senior forensic scientists, and technical director, New Jersey State Police South Regional Laboratory, NJ

Swec, NT
DNA technical director, senior forensic scientists, and technical director, New Jersey State Police South Regional Laboratory, NJ

Schwartz, R
DNA technical director, senior forensic scientists, and technical director, New Jersey State Police South Regional Laboratory, NJ

Freck-Tootell, S
DNA technical director, senior forensic scientists, and technical director, New Jersey State Police South Regional Laboratory, NJ

Rochin, WL
DNA technical director, senior forensic scientists, and technical director, New Jersey State Police South Regional Laboratory, NJ

(Received 9 June 1997; accepted 9 February 1998)

Abstract

New Jersey Caucasian, African American, and Hispanic genotype and allele frequencies were determined for the six PCR-based loci, HLA-DQA1, LDLR, GYPA, HBGG, D7S8, and Gc. All but one locus (HLA-DQA1 for African Americans) meet Hardy-Weinberg expectations. However, observing one departure in 18 loci over the three New Jersey sample populations is not unexpected. There is little evidence for departures from independence between pairs of loci in the three populations studied. Thus, multiple locus profile frequencies can be determined using the product rule.

Keywords:
forensic science, DNA typing, population genetics, PCR, Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium, linkage equilibrium, HLA-DQA1, LDLR, GYPA, HBGG, D7S8, Gc

Paper ID: JFS14353J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS14353J
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