Variability at 15 autosomal microsatellite DNA loci in Russian population

The paper presents allele frequencies at 15 STR loci (D3S1358, vWA, FGA, TH01, TPOX, CSFIPO, D5S818, D13S317, D7S820, D16S539, D2Sl338, D8S1179, D21S1l, D18S51, D19S433), used in forensic medicine, in Russian sample (n = 176) representing population of the European part of the Russian Federation. The combined power of discrimination (PD) and the combined power of exclusion (PE) for the 15 STR loci were 0.999 999 999 999 999 986 and 0.999 999 331 310 171 000, respectively. The data obtained for allele and genotype frequencies conformed to Hardy-Weinberg expectations. According to the presented data, loci D2S1338, D18S51, D21Sll and FGA are the most informative markers for Russians. The data obtained may be used as reference database for forensic medicine laboratories in Russian Federation.     

湖南省汉族人群15个STR基因座多态性分析

应用美国AmpFISTR Indentifiler荧光标记复合扩增试剂盒,结合PE9700型PCR仪和美国ABI公司310型遗传分析仪,对湖南汉族人群D8S1179、D21S11、D7S820、CSF1PO、D3S1358、TH01、D13S317、D16S539、D2S1338、D19S433、vWA、TPOX、D18S51、D5S818和FGA共15个STR基因座进行多态性调查分析．结果显示15个STR基因座的基因型分布符合Hardy．Weinberg平衡。其杂合度（H）介于0．593～0．900,多态信息含量（PIC）介于O．54～0．85,个体识别力（DP）介于0．780～0．963,非父排除率（PE）介于0．282～0．785,累计个体识别力为（1～1．6×10^-17）〉0．99999999。累计非父排除率为0．9999995．证明15个STR基因座在湖南省汉族人群中具有较高的多态性。可应用于该地区群体学研究、法医学个体识别和亲权鉴定等．     

The variation of 15 autosomal microsatellite DNA loci in five indigenous populations of South Siberia

The allele frequencies of 15 autosomal STR loci (D3S1358, vWA, FGA, TH01, TPOX, CSF1PO, D5S818, D13S317, D7S820, D16S539, D2S1338, D8S1179, D21S11, D18S51, and D19S433) included into the AmpFlSTR SGM Plus and AmpFlSTR Profiler Plus kits (Applied Biosystems, United States) were determined for five indigenous populations of South Siberia: Buryats, Altaians, Tofalars, Sojots, and Khakassians (N = 261). No significant differences in allele frequencies were found between the populations. The combined power of discrimination of the STR loci was determined for every population.     

西藏那曲地区藏族人群15个短串联重复序列位点多态性的研究

利用基因扫描技术调查西藏自治区那曲地区藏族人群D8S1179、D21S11、D7S820、CSF1PO、D3S1358、TH01、D13S317、D16S539、D2S1338、D19S433、VWA、TPOX、D18S51、D5S818及FGA共15个短串联重复序列(STR)基因座多态性分布,获得15个基因座的群体遗传学数据。结果显示:15个STR位点在那曲地区藏族人群中具有遗传多态性,基因型分布符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡,DP在0.758 8—0.960 4之间,H在0.476 2—0.862 0之间,PIC在0.446 4—0.861 5之间,EPP在0.385 0—0.856 0之间,累积个体鉴别力为0.999 999 999,累积非父排除率为0.999 999 998。15个STR位点适合作为那曲地区藏族人群的遗传标记用于人类学、疾病连锁分析、法医学亲子鉴定和个体识别等领域的研究。     

Genetic diversity of 15 STR loci in a population of Montenegro

Genetic diversity and forensic parameters based on 15AmpFlSTR Identifiler short tandem repeat (STR) loci (D8S1179, D21S11, D7S820, CSF1PO, D3S1358, TH01, D13S317, D16S539, D2S1338, D19S433, vWA, TPOX, D18S51, D5S818 and FGA) were evaluated in a sample of 101 unrelated, autochthonous adults from Montenegro. After applying Bonferroni correction, the agreement with Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) was confirmed for all loci with the exception of D5S818 (chi2 test) and D21S11 (exact test). The combined power of discrimination (PD) and the combined power of exclusion (PE) for the 15 studied loci were 0.9999999999999999844 and 0.99999382, respectively. According to measures of within-population genetic diversity, D2S1338, D18S51 and FGA may be considered as the most variable and most informative markers for forensic testing and population genetic analyses out of the 15 analysed loci in a population of Montenegro. D5S818 showed to be the least variable and together with TPOX, the least informative. Interpopulation comparisons were carried out and levels of genetic differentiation between population of Montenegro and five South-eastern European populations (Kosovo Albanians, Serbians from Vojvodina province, Macedonians, Bosnians and Croatians) were evaluated. The most differentiated population in relation to Montenegro is a population of Kosovo Albanians as suggested by both AMOVA and coefficients of genetic differentiation (F(ST) and R(ST)).     

Mexican mestizo population sub-structure: effects on genetic and forensic statistical parameters

Since Mexican mestizos are an admixed population, it is necessary to determine the effects that the substructure of the population has on genetic and forensic parameters. With this aim, a study was performed with 15 STR loci (CODIS plus D2S1338 and D19S433) on 1,640 unrelated Mexican mestizos. We determine allele and genotypic frequencies observing departure from Hardy–Weinberg expectation (12 out of 15 loci, with an excess of homozygotes, Fis?>?0), as well as pairs of loci in an apparent linkage disequilibrium (13 of 92 loci). We conducted a test for genetic population stratification, the results show that the Mexican mestizo population is substructured into three subgroups, which are in HW and linkage equilibrium. The combination of the 15 loci in the whole population has high forensic efficiency with the capacity to genetically discriminate one individual in one quintillion (1/10¹⁸). Our data potentially validates the use of these 15 STR loci to establish forensic identity and parentage testing for legal purposes, and offers a powerful tool for genetic variation analysis. However, given that the population is stratified, we highly recommend applying a correction with the inbreeding coefficient in calculations of paternity and forensic studies to avoid erroneous assumptions.     

Autosomal STR loci for improving the kinship discrimination power for missing children and forensic application

Short tandem repeats (STRs) loci are very useful genomic markers with high power of individual discrimination, thus, they have been used for population genetics, forensic application and complex kinship analyses. In this study, we examined allele frequencies and forensic parameters for a total of 23 STR loci, that is, 17 established STRs with 13 CODIS core STR loci and D2S1338, D19S433, Penta E, and Penta D loci, and 6 new STRs (D10S1248, D22S1045, D2S441, D1S1656, D12S391, and SE33) in a sample of 545 unrelated individuals in South Korea. All loci were highly polymorphic and no significant departure from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium was observed. The addition of 6 new loci to the 17 established STRs increased their power of discrimination by almost eight orders of magnitude (2.52 × 10^?20–4.44 × 10^?28) and improved the specificity of missing children database searches. Furthermore, we found several microvariant alleles at D2S441 and SE33 loci that have not been reported in the Korean population. We believe that this analysis will be useful for forensic application, deficiency paternity testing and expanding previously established Korean DNA databases.     

西藏藏族人群15个短串联重复序列基因座的遗传多态性

利用多重PCR五色荧光(6FAM、VIC、NED、PET、LIZ)自动化检测技术检测西藏自治区藏族人群D8S1179、D21S11、D7S820、CSF1PO、D3S1358、TH01、D13S317、D16S539、D2S1338、D19S433、VWA、TPOX、D18S51、D5S818及FGA共15个STR基因座遗传多态性, 获得15个STR基因座的群体遗传学数据。结果显示：15个STR基因座的基因型分布符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡。15个STR基因座的个体鉴别力 (Discrimination power, DP)在0.7555~0.9602之间, 杂合度 (Heterozygosity, H)在0.5651~0.8530之间, 多态性信息含量 (Polymorphism information content, PIC)在0.5528~0.8456之间, 非父排除率(Probability of paternity exclusion, EPP)在0.3811~0.8549之间, 累积个体鉴别力为0.999999999, 累积非父排除率为0.999999998。15个短串联重复序列基因座适合作为西藏藏族人群的遗传标记, 用于人类学、疾病连锁分析、法医学亲子鉴定和个体识别等领域的研究。     

Developing forensic reference database by 18 autosomal STR for DNA identification in Republic of Belarus

For the Republic of Belarus, development of a forensic reference database on the basis of 18 autosomal microsatellites (STR) using a population dataset (N = 1040), “familial” genotypic dataset (N = 2550) obtained from expertise performance of paternity testing, and a dataset of genotypes from a criminal registration database (N = 8756) is described. Population samples studied consist of 80% ethnic Belarusians and 20% individuals of other nationality or of mixed origin (by questionnaire data). Genotypes of 12346 inhabitants of the Republic of Belarus from 118 regional samples studied by 18 autosomal microsatellites are included in the sample: 16 tetranucleotide STR (D2S1338, TPOX, D3S1358, CSF1PO, D5S818, D8S1179, D7S820, THO1, vWA, D13S317, D16S539, D18S51, D19S433, D21S11, F13B, and FGA) and two pentanucleotide STR (Penta D and Penta E). The samples studied are in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium according to distribution of genotypes by 18 STR. Significant differences were not detected between discrete populations or between samples from various historical ethnographic regions of the Republic of Belarus (Western and Eastern Polesie, Podneprovye, Ponemanye, Poozerye, and Center), which indicates the absence of prominent genetic differentiation. Statistically significant differences between the studied genotypic datasets also were not detected, which made it possible to combine the datasets and consider the total sample as a unified forensic reference database for 18 “criminalistic” STR loci. Differences between reference database of the Republic of Belarus and Russians and Ukrainians by the distribution of the range of autosomal STR also were not detected, corresponding to a close genetic relationship of the three Eastern Slavic nations mediated by common origin and intense mutual migrations. Significant differences by separate STR loci between the reference database of Republic of Belarus and populations of Southern and Western Slavs were observed. The necessity of using original reference database for support of forensic expertise practice in the Republic of Belarus was demonstrated.     

用多重PCR检测上海地区汉族人群9个STR基因座的多态性

利用多重PCR和四色荧光（5－FAM,JOE,NED和ROX）自动化检测技术调查上海地区汉族人群D3S1358、vWA、FGA、D8S1179、D21S11、D18S51、D5S818、D13S317、D7S820等9个STR基因座多态性分布并计算 该9个基因座的的基因频率（Pi)、个体鉴别力（DP）、无偏倚期望杂合性（H）、多态性信息含量（PIC）和非父排除概率（PE）。结果显示：9个STR基因座的基因型分布符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡,9个STR基因座中FGA基因座的DP值最高为0.9584,D8S1179的H值最高为0.9403,D18S51的PIC值最高为0.8560,D18S51的PE值最高为0.7391,9个STR基因座累积个体鉴别力（CDP)为0.9999996,累积非父排除能力（CPE）为0.99991。9个STR基因座适合作为中国人群的遗传标志,用于人类学、遗传疾病基因连锁分析、法医学亲子鉴定和个体识别等研究领域。     

Genetic analysis of 15 STR loci in Chinese Han population from West China

Allele frequencies for 15 short tandem repeat （STR） loci （D8S1179, D21S11, D7S820, CSFIPO, D3S1358, TH01, D13S317, D16S539, D2S1338, D19S433, vWA, TPOX, D18S51, D5S818, and FGA） were obtained from 7,636 unrelated individuals of Chinese Han population living in Qinghai and Chongqing, China. Totally 206 alleles were observed, with the corresponding allele frequencies ranging from 0.0001-0.4982. Chi-square test showed that all of the STR loci agreed with the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. We also compared our data with previously published population data of other ethnics or areas. The results are valuable for human identification and paternity testing in Chinese Han population.     

拉萨市藏族人群15个STR基因座多态性的研究

利用多重PCR和五色荧光(6FAM、VIC、NED、PET、LIZ)自动化检测技术调查西藏自治区拉萨市藏族人群D8S1179、D21S11、D7S820、CSF1PO、D3S1358、TH01、D13S317、D16S539、D2S1338、D19S433、VWA、TPOX、D18S51、D5S818、FGA共１5个STR基因座多态性分布, 获得了15个STR基因座的遗传学数据。结果显示: 15个STR基因座的基因型分布符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡。 15个STR基因座的个体鉴别力(DP)在0.7515~0.9599之间, 杂合度(H)在0.5576~0.8538之间, 多态信息含量(PIC)在0.5455~0.8458之间, 非父排除率(EPP)在0.3755~0.8520之间, 累积个体鉴别力为0.99999999, 累积非父排除率为0.999999997。15个STR基因座适合作为藏族人群的遗传标志用于人类学、遗传疾病连锁分析、法医学亲子鉴定和个体识别等研究领域。     

甘肃地区回族人群18个STR基因座的遗传多态性

研究了D5S818、D8S1179、D7S820、CSF1PO、D2S1338、D3S1358、v WA、D21S11、D16S539、Penta E、TPOX、TH01、D19S433、D18S51、FGA、D6S1043、D13S317、D12S391等18个短串联重复序列(short tandem repeats,STR)基因座在甘肃地区回族人群的遗传多态性。采用荧光标记复合扩增及毛细管电泳技术对1 038名甘肃地区回族无关个体18个STR基因座进行分析。研究结果显示,1 038名甘肃地区回族个体在18个STR基因座上,共检出223种等位基因,982种基因型,其分布均符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡(P0.05),18个基因座的杂合度(H)介于0.601~0.929之间,匹配概率(Pm)介于0.012~0.213之间,个体识别概率(DP)介于0.787~0.988之间,多态信息含量(PIC)介于0.550~0.920之间,非父排除概率(PE)值介于0.292~0.854之间。本文研究结果对甘肃地区回族人群群体遗传学及法医学后续研究应用具有参考价值。     

Polymorphic distribution and forensic effectiveness study of eight miniSTR in Chinese Uyghur ethnic group

We obtained the allelic frequencies and forensic efficiency data for eight mini short tandem repeat loci including Penta E, D12S391, D6S1043, D2S1338, D19S433, CSF1PO, Penta D and D19S253 loci from a sample of 128 unrelated Uyghur individuals from China. The amplification products of the eight STR loci are <240 bp in size. A total of 94 alleles were observed and the corresponding allelic frequencies ranged from 0.0039 to 0.3438 in the present study. Observed genotype distributions for each locus do not show deviations from Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium expectations. The combined power of discrimination, combined power of exclusion and combined matching probability of the eight STR loci equaled to 0.999999999963373, 0.9997770 and 3.6627 × 10^?11, respectively. Because of the small fragment length of PCR products and the high degree of polymorphisms, the eight STR loci are highly beneficial for the forensic analysis of degraded DNA samples which are commonly observed in forensic cases. The STR data of the Uyghur group were compared with the previously published population STR data of other groups from different ethnic or areas, and significant differences were observed among these groups at some loci.     

Genetic diversity of 15 autosomal short tandem repeats loci using the AmpFLSTR? Identifiler? kit in a Bhil Tribe Population from Gujarat state,India

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

The genetic diversity and forensic parameters based on 15 autosomal short tandem repeats (STR) loci; D8S1179,D21S11, D7S820, CSF1PO, D3S1358, TH01, D13S317,D16S539, D2S1338, D19S433, vWA, TPOX, D18S51,D5S818, and FGA in AmpFLSTR® Identifiler™ kit from Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA, USA were evaluated in saliva samples of 297 unrelated individuals from the Bhil Tribe population of Gujarat state, India to study genetic diversities and relatedness of this population with other national and international populations.

RESULTS:

Statistical analysis of the data revealed all loci were within Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium expectations with the exception of the locus vWA (0.019) and locus D18S51 (0.016). The neighbour joining phylogeny tree and Principal Co-ordinate Analysis plot constructed based on Fst distances from autosomal STRs allele frequencies of the present study and other national as well as international populations show clustering of all the South Asian populations in one branch of the tree, while Middle Eastern and African populations cluster in a separate branch.

CONCLUSION:

Our findings reveal strong genetic affinities seen between the Indo-European (IE) speaking Bhil Tribe of Gujarat and Dravidian groups of South India.     

用毛细管电泳技术对北京汉族人群9个STR基因座遗传多态性的研究

为对北京汉族D3S1358、vWA、FGA、D8S1179、D21S11、D18S51、D5S818、D13S317及D7S820等9个STR基因座的遗传多态性进行群体遗传学研究,利用荧光标记复合扩增及毛细管电泳自动荧光检测的方法,对236名无关个体获得9个STR基因座等位基因的分布频率,结果均符合Hardy-Weinberg平衡.计算了各基因座的杂合度（H）、个人识别能力（DP）、偶合率（PM）、非父排除率（EPP）和多态性信息总量（PIC）等群体遗传学数据.结果表明,这9个STR基因座多态性好,灵敏度高,可用于人类遗传分析及法医学中的亲子鉴定和个人识别.     

Genetic variation of new 21 autosomal short tandem repeat loci in a Chinese Salar ethnic group

In the present study, we reported the allele frequencies for new 21 autosomal short tandem repeat (STR) loci, including D6S474, D12ATA63, D22S1045, D10S1248, D1S1677, D11S4463, D1S1627, D3S4529, D2S441, D6S1017, D4S2408, D19S433, D17S1301, D1GATA113, D18S853, D20S482, D14S1434, D9S1122, D2S1776, D10S1435 and D5S2500 loci. Forensic statistical parameters were estimated from a sample set of 120 unrelated healthy individuals from the Salar ethnic group in Xunhua Salar Autonomous County of Qinghai province, China. A total of 151 alleles were observed at 21 STR loci in the population, and their allele frequencies were in the range of 0.004–0.554. All STR loci showed a high degree of genetic polymorphisms, and the combined probability of exclusion, combined power of discrimination and combined probability of matching for all 21 STR loci were 0.9999993134, 0.99999999999999999991739 and 8.2607 × 10⁻²⁰, respectively. For all the 21 STR loci in the Salar ethnic group, the observed genotypic data showed no significant deviation from those expected under the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. The allele frequency distributions for the 21 autosomal STR loci were compared between the Salar group and its neighboring populations and significant differences were detected among these populations at D1S1677, D2S441, D3S4529, D4S2408, D6S1017, D11S4463, D12ATA63, D14S14343, D18S853, D19S433 and D22S1045 loci.     

Population genetic analysis of 15 autosomal STR loci in the Russian population of northeastern Inner-Mongolia, China

In the present study, we investigated the genetic polymorphisms of 15 autosomal STR loci in the Russian population of northeastern Inner-Mongolia, China as well as its genetic relationships with other populations. DNA typing for 15 autosomal STR loci was performed on 148 randomly selected healthy individuals from the Russian population living in Eerguna, northeastern Inner-Mongolia. Allelic frequencies of these loci were calculated by direct counting. The genotype data of this Russian population was moreover compared to other populations using neighbor-joining method, as such constructing a phylogenic tree. A total of 143 alleles were found in the Russian population with corresponding allele frequencies in the range from 0.0034 to 0.5372. Among all the 15 loci, D18S51 had the highest polymorphism (PIC = 0.8632), whereas TPOX had the lowest (PIC = 0.5179). In the phylogenic tree, this Russian population has a close relationship with the populations of South Siberia and northeastern Asia. This study may increase our understanding of the genetic background of the Russian population in Eerguna, China as such providing useful information for anthropological research, forensic sciences as well as disease-association studies.     

Genetic data on 15 STR loci in the Caucasian population of the Russian Federation

Population genetic data for the 15 STR loci included in the AmpFlSTR Identifier kit (D8S1179, D21S11, D7S820, CSF1PO, D3S1358, TH01, D13S317, D16S539, D2S1338, D19S433, VWA, TPOX, D18S51, D5S818 and FGA) obtained from 1118 unrelated Caucasian individuals from the Russian Federation are presented. In addition, a number of forensically useful genetic parameters are reported.     

Screening of longevity-associated genes based on a comparison between dead and surviving populations

Aim

To investigate longevity-associated genes based on a comparison between dead and surviving populations.

Methods

A total of 71 cases of dead individuals were treated as the death group, and healthy volunteers who were matched with the dead individuals based on sex and age were recruited as the survival group. Alleles of 13 CODIS STR loci were determined using the AmpFLSTR Profiler Plus PCR Amplification Kit. The cross-validation was performed based on differences between the two groups in both frequency values and ages.

Results

The frequency value of the D18S51-17 alleles was significantly higher in the dead group than in the survival group (p < 0.05), and the frequency value of the D2S1338-18 allele was statistically lower in the dead group than in the survival group (p < 0.05). The mean age of the subjects with the D2S1338-18 allele was also significantly higher than that of the subjects without D2S1338-18, and no significant difference was observed with respect to the other three alleles.

Conclusions

The results suggest that D2S1338-18 is associated with longevity.