Genetic variability of 15 autosomal STR loci in Russian populations
Received 27 February 2010; received in revised form 30 April 2010; accepted 12 May 2010. published online 14 July 2010.
Abstract
Allele frequencies for 15 STRs (CSF1PO, D3S1358, D5S818, D7S820, D8S1179, D13S317, D16S539, D18S51, D21S11, FGA, Penta D, Penta E, THO1, TPOX, and vWA) in the PowerPlex 16 System (Promega Corporation) were assessed in 386 individuals from five Russian urban populations. No significant between-population differences in frequencies and molecular variance of 15 microsatellites were revealed. For all 15 loci, the combined matching probability is 3.19 × 10−18 and the power of exclusion is 99.99989%.
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