Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10252631 | Forensic Science International | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
The 11 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) included in the Promega Corporation PowerPlex® Y System (DYS19, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS385, DYS437, DYS438 and DYS439) were typed in three ethnic groups (“Andalusians”, Berber and Arab) and one cosmopolitan population (Tunis) from Tunisia, summing up 247 individuals, and 139 different haplotypes. Focusing the analysis on the seven Y-STRs of the YHRD Minimal Haplotype Core (DYS385 excepted), “Andalusians” showed no differences from the Cosmopolitan and the Arab samples previously published (our Arab sample presented an extremely low haplotype diversity), but were different from the Berbers. The Berbers from Tunisia were not different from those from Morocco.
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Authors
Lotfi Cherni, LuÃsa Pereira, Ana Goios, Besma Yacoubi Loueslati, Houssein Khodjet el Khil, Iva Gomes, Leonor Gusmão, CÃntia Alves, Abdelhakim Slama, António Amorim, Amel BenAmmar Elgaaied,