Genetic polymorphism of 15 STR loci in El Salvador

Int J Legal Med. 2015 Sep;129(5):991-3. doi: 10.1007/s00414-015-1148-8. Epub 2015 Jan 28.

Abstract

The aim of this study was to estimate the allelic frequencies of the 15 short tandem repeat (STR) loci included in AmpFlSTRIdentifiler PCR Amplification Kit. Biological samples were obtained from 109 unrelated individuals from El Salvador. Allelic frequencies and forensic parameters were calculated. All loci showed no departure from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium after Bonferroni correction. The obtained frequencies were compared with other previously reported population data. The multidimensional scaling plot and the neighbor-joining phylogeny supported a high native Mesoamerican contribution.

MeSH terms

  • Alleles*
  • DNA Fingerprinting
  • El Salvador
  • Gene Frequency
  • Genetic Variation*
  • Genetics, Population*
  • Humans
  • Microsatellite Repeats*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction