Journal Published Online: 01 November 1999
Volume 44, Issue 6

Population Study of HUMTH01, HUMVWA31/A, HUMF13A1, and HUMFES/FPS Systems in Azores

CODEN: JFSCAS

Abstract

The tetrameric short tandem repeat polymorphisms HUMTH01, HUMVWA31/A, HUMF13A1, and HUMFES/FPS were studied in blood stains obtained from a population of unrelated individuals from the Azores Archipelago (Portugal). Gene frequencies were determined and no deviation from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was found. However, the allelic independence test between loci showed linkage disequilibrium between HUMVWA31/A and HUMFES/FPS. A combined discrimination power and chance of exclusion of, respectively, 0.9999 and 0.9534, reveal the high forensic interest of the four systems. No differences with other caucasoid populations were found, but comparison with some asiatic, eskimo, and amerindian populations showed significant statistical differences.

Author Information

Corte-Real, F
Institute of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Souto, L
Institute of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Anjos, MJ
Institute of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Carvalho, M
Institute of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Vieira, DN
Faculty of Medicine, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Carracedo, A
Faculty of Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Vide, MC
, Portugal
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Stock #: JFS14597J
ISSN: 0022-1198
DOI: 10.1520/JFS14597J