Population genetics of 26 Y-STR loci for the Han ethnic in Hunan province, China

Weibo Jiang; Zheng Gong; Haibo Rong; Hua Guan; Tao Zhang; Yihe Zhao; Xiaoliang Fu; Lagabaiyila Zha; Chuan Jin; Yanjun Ding

doi:10.1007/s00414-016-1411-7

Population genetics of 26 Y-STR loci for the Han ethnic in Hunan province, China

Int J Legal Med. 2017 Jan;131(1):115-117. doi: 10.1007/s00414-016-1411-7. Epub 2016 Jul 23.

Authors

Weibo Jiang¹, Zheng Gong², Haibo Rong¹, Hua Guan¹, Tao Zhang¹, Yihe Zhao¹, Xiaoliang Fu³, Lagabaiyila Zha³, Chuan Jin⁴, Yanjun Ding⁵

Affiliations

¹ The First Research Institute, Ministry of Public Security of P.R.C, Capital Gymnasium South Road 1, Beijing, 100037, China.
² Criminal Technology Squad, Harbin Public Security Bureau, Harbin, 150010, Heilongjiang, China.
³ Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Tongzipo Road 172, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China.
⁴ The First Research Institute, Ministry of Public Security of P.R.C, Capital Gymnasium South Road 1, Beijing, 100037, China. jinchuan2016@126.com.
⁵ Department of Forensic Medicine, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Central South University, Tongzipo Road 172, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China. dingyanjun@csu.edu.cn.

PMID: 27448570
DOI: 10.1007/s00414-016-1411-7

Abstract

To study the population data of Y-chromosome STRs (Y-STRs) of Han population resided in Hunan province, we analyzed haplotypes of 26 Y-STRs (DYS19, DYS385a/b, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS437, DYS438, DYS439, DYS448, DYS456, DYS458, DYS481, DYS533, DYS549, DYS570, DYS576, DYS635, DYS643, DYS388, DYS449, DYS460, and YGATAH4) in 310 unrelated male individuals using a commercially available Goldeneye® DNA ID 26Y system. The calculated average gene diversity values ranged from 0.4211 to 0.9590 for DYS438 and DYS385a/b loci, respectively. The discriminatory capacity was 96.77 % with 300 observed haplotypes. Population relationships between Hunan Han and eight other populations available from Y-chromosome haplotype reference database (YHRD) were compared. The results showed that the Han population resided in the Hunan district is significantly different from other populations. Our results also indicated that these 26 Y-STR loci were highly genetically polymorphic in the Hunan Han population and of great value in forensic application.

Keywords: Goldeneye® DNA ID 26Y system; Haplotypes; Population data; Y-STRs.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

China
Chromosomes, Human, Y*
DNA Fingerprinting
Ethnicity / genetics*
Gene Frequency
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population*
Humans
Male
Microsatellite Repeats*