STR data for the power plex-16 loci in a population from Central Poland

Piotr Kuzniar; Rafal Ploski

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.11.011

STR data for the power plex-16 loci in a population from Central Poland

Forensic Sci Int. 2004 Jan 28;139(2-3):261-3. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.11.011.

Authors

Piotr Kuzniar¹, Rafal Ploski

Affiliation

¹ Department of Forensic Medicine, Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Medical University of Warsaw, ul. Oczki 1, 02-007 Warsaw, Poland.

PMID: 15040927
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.11.011

Abstract

The allele frequencies for the 13 CODIS core loci and two recently developed but not extensively validated in Central European populations pentanucleotide STRs (Penta E and D) were determined using the Power Plex-16 (Promega) kit in a sample of 430 unrelated individuals born in Central Poland. The calculated parameters of polymorphism showed Penta E to be the most valuable marker from the studied set. The obtained distribution of Penta E and D alleles was statistically significantly different from that previously reported for a population of Southern Poland. Analysis of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium revealed a deviation for the D5S818 locus which may reflect presence of a null allele.

MeSH terms

DNA Fingerprinting / methods
Gene Frequency*
Genetics, Population*
Humans
Poland
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
Tandem Repeat Sequences*