Y chromosome STR haplotypes in the Caribbean city of Cartagena (Colombia)

Juan José Builes; Beatriz Martínez; Alfredo Gómez; Luis Caraballo; Claudia Espinal; Diana Aguirre; Alba Montoya; Manuel Moreno; António Amorim; Leonor Gusmão; M Luisa Bravo

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.12.015

Y chromosome STR haplotypes in the Caribbean city of Cartagena (Colombia)

Forensic Sci Int. 2007 Mar 22;167(1):62-9. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.12.015. Epub 2006 Feb 7.

Authors

Juan José Builes¹, Beatriz Martínez, Alfredo Gómez, Luis Caraballo, Claudia Espinal, Diana Aguirre, Alba Montoya, Manuel Moreno, António Amorim, Leonor Gusmão, M Luisa Bravo

Affiliation

¹ GENES Ltda., Medellín, Colombia. [email protected]

PMID: 16455219
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.12.015

Abstract

Haplotype data were obtained from a sample of 173 unrelated male individuals from Cartagena (Colombia), for 16 Y-chromosome STRs (DYS19, DYS385, DYS389 I, DYS389 II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS437, DYS438, DYS439, DYS460, DYS461, DYS635, GATA H4 and GATA A10). No shared haplotypes were observed, demonstrating the usefulness and informative power of these Y-STRs in male lineage identification in Cartagena. Genetic distances were calculated using previously published haplotype data and the lowest values were found for the comparisons with samples of Iberian origin.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chromosomes, Human, Y*
Colombia
DNA Fingerprinting
Genetics, Population*
Haplotypes*
Humans
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Tandem Repeat Sequences*