Analysis of the HUMTH01 allele frequencies in the Spanish population

J Forensic Sci. 1994 Sep;39(5):1270-4.

Abstract

Genetic marker typing based on DNA amplification by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) increasingly is being employed in forensic casework and for paternity testing. The allele frequencies were determined using PCR for 120 unrelated Spanish Caucasians for the locus HUMTHOH1. Six alleles were observed, with frequencies ranging from 0.013 (allele 11) to 0.254 (allele 10). The observed heterozygosity was 75.8%, and the power of discrimination is 0.92. The genotype distribution meets Hardy-Weinberg expectations.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Base Sequence
  • DNA Fingerprinting
  • Gene Frequency*
  • Genetic Markers
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic Acid*
  • Spain
  • United States
  • White People / genetics*

Substances

  • Genetic Markers