ISSN: 0022-1198
CODEN: JFSCA
Page Count: 3

Population Genetics of HPRTB, F13B, and LPL in Pernambuco, Northeast Brazil
Donadi, EA
Research scientist, Medicine Faculty in Ribeirão Preto, São Paulo University,

Dellalibera, E
Research scientists and graduate student, Federal University of Pernambuco, PE

Mauricio-da-Silva, L
Research scientists and graduate student, Federal University of Pernambuco, PE

Silva, RS
Research scientists and graduate student, Federal University of Pernambuco, PE

(Received 24 March 1999; accepted 16 August 1999)

Abstract

One hundred thirty-four unrelated Northeast Brazilian individuals were typed for the HPRTB, F13B, and LPL short tandem repeats (STRs). DNA was amplified by specific primers and identified by silver staining of polyacrylamide gels. The allelic frequencies of these loci were in agreement with Hardy-Weinberg proportions. The most frequent alleles were HPRTB*13, F13B*10, LPL*10. The combined probability of paternity and the discrimination power of these 3 STRs were high, permitting their utilization for forensic science purposes.

Keywords:
forensic science, short tandem repeat, HPRTB, F13B, LPL, population genetics, DNA typing, Brazil

Paper ID: JFS14748J
DOI: 10.1520/JFS14748J
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