Title
A comparative analysis of two different sets of Y-chromosome short tandem repeats (Y-STRs) on a common population panel
Abbreviated Journal Title
Forensic Sci. Int.-Genet.
Keywords
Forensic science; Short tandem repeats; Microsatellites; Y-chromosome; Y-STR; FORENSIC CASEWORK; X-CHROMOSOME; INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY; GENOTYPING; SYSTEM; DNA COMMISSION; UNITED-STATES; LOCI; VALIDATION; HAPLOTYPES; MICROSATELLITES; Genetics & Heredity; Medicine, Legal
Abstract
A comparative analysis of two Y-STR loci sets was conducted on a population sample of 224 individuals, 114 Caucasians and 110 African Americans. One set of loci, designated the OSU 10-locus set, comprises variable, single copy, male-specific loci that are dispersed across the Y-chromosome. Parallel evaluations were performed using the 10 Y-chromosome loci most frequently used for forensic analysis, the loci chosen as the SWGDAM Y-STR loci. The OSU 10-locus set had a greater average number of alleles per locus and higher average gene diversity than the SWGDAM loci. The OSU 10-locus set found 220 unique haplotypes in 224 individuals. In similar to 6000 pairwise haplotype comparisons for each population with each set of loci, the OSU 10-locus set also yielded a greater average number of allelic differences per pair than the SWGDAM loci. Finally, the overall linkage disequilibrium levels were lower for the OSU 10-locus set in the Caucasian population. In general, the OSU 10-locus set revealed a higher power of discrimination than the SWGDAM set. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.
Journal Title
Forensic Science International-Genetics
Volume
4
Issue/Number
1
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Document Type
Article
Language
English
First Page
11
Last Page
20
WOS Identifier
ISSN
1872-4973
Recommended Citation
"A comparative analysis of two different sets of Y-chromosome short tandem repeats (Y-STRs) on a common population panel" (2009). Faculty Bibliography 2000s. 1888.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/facultybib2000/1888
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