Population genetic analyses of 15 STR loci from seven forensically-relevant populations residing in the state of Kuwait

Mohammad Al-Enizi; Jianye Ge; Samer Ismael; Hanadi Al-Enezi; Anwar Al-Awadhi; Wadha Al-Duaij; Bedour Al-Saleh; Zainab Ghulloom; Bruce Budowle

doi:10.1016/j.fsigen.2013.04.007

Population genetic analyses of 15 STR loci from seven forensically-relevant populations residing in the state of Kuwait

Forensic Sci Int Genet. 2013 Jul;7(4):e106-7. doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2013.04.007. Epub 2013 May 24.

Authors

Mohammad Al-Enizi, Jianye Ge, Samer Ismael, Hanadi Al-Enezi, Anwar Al-Awadhi, Wadha Al-Duaij, Bedour Al-Saleh, Zainab Ghulloom, Bruce Budowle

PMID: 23707636
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2013.04.007

Abstract

Allele frequencies and population statistics of 15 forensically-important STR loci were estimated for seven populations residing in the State of Kuwait. The populations were: Saudi Arabian, Iraqi, Egyptian, Iranian, Sri Lankan, Bangladeshi, and Indian. All loci were highly polymorphic. After correction, only one locus in one population sample (Saudi Arabian) showed departure from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The populations cluster (MDS Plot) generally with geographic distance and substructure effects for even these seven diverse populations is Fst<0.01.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Forensic Genetics*
Gene Frequency
Genetics, Population*
Humans
Kuwait
Microsatellite Repeats / genetics*