Microsatellite autosomal genotyping data in four indigenous populations from El Salvador

José Lovo-Gómez; Antonio Salas; Angel Carracedo

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.05.031

Microsatellite autosomal genotyping data in four indigenous populations from El Salvador

Forensic Sci Int. 2007 Jul 20;170(1):86-91. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.05.031. Epub 2006 Jun 27.

Authors

José Lovo-Gómez¹, Antonio Salas, Angel Carracedo

Affiliation

¹ Unidad de Genética, Instituto de Medicina Legal, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, 15782, Spain.

PMID: 16806767
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2006.05.031

Abstract

Fifteen microsatellite loci (D3S1358, TH01, D21S11, D18S51, PENTA E, D5S818, D13S317, D7S820, D16S539, CSF1PO, PENTA D, vWA, D8S1179, TPOX, and FGA) have been genotyped in four indigenous populations from El Salvador (Central America), namely, Conchagua, Izalco, Panchimalco, and San Alejo. Here we have obtained values for several indices of forensic interest for these population samples. Population differentiation test showed no significant statistical differences between these four populations, and an AMOVA test indicates that most of the genetic variation (approximately 100%) occurs within individuals. Population pairwise genetic comparisons with other population samples seem to indicate the existence of a major Native American component in the populations from El Salvador.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

DNA Fingerprinting
El Salvador
Ethnicity / genetics*
Gene Frequency*
Genetics, Population*
Genotype
Humans
Microsatellite Repeats*
Polymerase Chain Reaction