Population Genetic data for 15 Autosomal STR markers in Eastern Turkey

• First report of STR data for Eastern Turkey
• Sampled 802 unrelated individuals from the Eastern Turkish population
• Allelic frequencies and statistical parameters of forensic interest were analyzed.
• Locus-by-locus comparisons revealed significant differences with other populations.
• Eastern Turkey autosomal STR dataset is now available for the forensic community.

The allelic frequency distribution and statistical genetic parameters of forensic relevance for 15 STR loci (D8S1179, D21S11, D7S820, CSF1PO, D3S1358, TH01, D13S317, D16S539, D2S1338, D19S433, vWA, TPOX, D18S51, D5S818 and FGA) in a population sample of 802 unrelated individuals in Eastern Turkey. The expected performance of these loci for personal identification and paternity testing in this population was estimated. Eastern Turkey and other 12 country population data were compared using allele frequencies.