Analysis of STR loci in Cartagena, a Caribbean city of Colombia

Forensic Sci Int. 2006 Jul 13;160(2-3):221-3. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.05.035. Epub 2005 Jul 15.

Abstract

Allele frequencies, together with some parameters of forensic interest were estimated for nine STRs included in the AmpF/STR Profiler kit (CSF1PO, D3S1358, D5S818, D7S820, D13S317, FGA, TH01, TPOX and vWA) in a sample of 215 unrelated individuals from Cartagena (Colombia). For all loci, no significant deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were observed. Comparative analysis results between our data and those from other Colombian and African population samples revealed significant differences, except with two Colombian Caribbean Coast sub-regions.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Colombia
  • DNA Fingerprinting
  • Gene Frequency*
  • Genetics, Population*
  • Humans
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction
  • Tandem Repeat Sequences*