Genetic analysis of 17 Y-chromosomal STR loci of Chinese Tujia ethnic group residing in Youyang Region of Southern China

Ya-Ran Yang; Yu-Ting Jing; Guo-Dong Zhang; Xiang-Dong Fang; Jiang-Wei Yan

doi:10.1016/j.legalmed.2014.01.010

Genetic analysis of 17 Y-chromosomal STR loci of Chinese Tujia ethnic group residing in Youyang Region of Southern China

Leg Med (Tokyo). 2014 May;16(3):173-5. doi: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2014.01.010. Epub 2014 Feb 5.

Authors

Ya-Ran Yang¹, Yu-Ting Jing², Guo-Dong Zhang², Xiang-Dong Fang¹, Jiang-Wei Yan³

Affiliations

¹ Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China.
² Institute of Forensic Science, Chongqing Public Security Bureau, Chongqing 400021, PR China.
³ Key Laboratory of Genome Sciences, Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR China. Electronic address: yanjw@big.ac.cn.

PMID: 24565965
DOI: 10.1016/j.legalmed.2014.01.010

Abstract

Y-STR haplotype data were obtained in a population sample of 197 unrelated healthy male individuals of Chinese Tujia ethnic minority group residing in an autonomous county of Southern China using 17 Y-chromosome STR markers. A total of 197 haplotypes were identified in the set of Y-STR loci. The overall haplotype diversity for the Tujia population at 17 Y-STR loci was 1.0000±0.0005. Genetic distance was estimated between this population and other 14 Chinese populations including Paiwan and Atayal populations of Taiwan, and Southern Han, Dong, Jing, Miao, Yao, Zhuang, Yi, Maonan, She, Hui, Sala, and Tibetan ethnic groups. The results demonstrated that the 17 Y-STR loci analyzed were highly polymorphic in Tujia ethnic group examined and hence useful for forensic cases, paternity testing, and population genetic studies.

Keywords: Genetic distance; Haplotype; Tujia ethnic; Y-chromosome; Yfiler.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Asian People / genetics*
Biometric Identification / methods
China
Chromosomes, Human, Y / genetics*
Forensic Genetics
Haplotypes
Humans
Male
Microsatellite Repeats / genetics*