Y-chromosomal STR haplotypes in three ethnic groups and one cosmopolitan population from Tunisia

Lotfi Cherni; Luísa Pereira; Ana Goios; Besma Yacoubi Loueslati; Houssein Khodjet el Khil; Iva Gomes; Leonor Gusmão; Cíntia Alves; Abdelhakim Slama; António Amorim; Amel BenAmmar Elgaaied

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.02.007

Y-chromosomal STR haplotypes in three ethnic groups and one cosmopolitan population from Tunisia

Forensic Sci Int. 2005 Aug 11;152(1):95-9. doi: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.02.007.

Authors

Lotfi Cherni¹, Luísa Pereira, Ana Goios, Besma Yacoubi Loueslati, Houssein Khodjet el Khil, Iva Gomes, Leonor Gusmão, Cíntia Alves, Abdelhakim Slama, António Amorim, Amel BenAmmar Elgaaied

Affiliation

¹ Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Immunology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunisia.

PMID: 15939181
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.02.007

Abstract

The 11 Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) included in the Promega Corporation PowerPlex Y System (DYS19, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS385, DYS437, DYS438 and DYS439) were typed in three ethnic groups ("Andalusians", Berber and Arab) and one cosmopolitan population (Tunis) from Tunisia, summing up 247 individuals, and 139 different haplotypes. Focusing the analysis on the seven Y-STRs of the YHRD Minimal Haplotype Core (DYS385 excepted), "Andalusians" showed no differences from the Cosmopolitan and the Arab samples previously published (our Arab sample presented an extremely low haplotype diversity), but were different from the Berbers. The Berbers from Tunisia were not different from those from Morocco.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

Chromosomes, Human, Y*
DNA Fingerprinting / methods
Ethnicity / genetics*
Gene Frequency
Genetics, Population*
Haplotypes*
Humans
Male
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Tandem Repeat Sequences*
Tunisia