Forensic Evaluation and Population data of 11 Y-STRs in Moroccan immigrants in Belgium
2008; Bentham Science Publishers; Volume: 1; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2174/1874402800801010019
ISSN1874-4028
AutoresGerhard Mertens, S. Rand, Els Jehaes, G. Leijnen, Werner Jacobs, Eric Van Marck,
Tópico(s)Forensic and Genetic Research
ResumoAim: To establish a database of Y chromosomal haplotypes of the Moroccan immigrant population of Belgium.Methods: A sample of 109 random Moroccan male immigrants bearing different surnames and living in Belgium were typed for the 11 Y chromosome short tandem repeats DYS19, DYS385a-b, DYS389I, DYS389II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS438, DYS439 and DYS437.Results: A total of 58 different haplotypes were observed.Among these, 44 were unique, 11 occurred twice, 2 were counted 4 times and 1 was observed in -surprisingly -35 males.The resulting haplotype diversity was 0.8942 and the discrimination capacity was 0.5321. Conclusion:The most frequent haplotype is common in North Africa and the even higher frequency in this sample is suggestive of a founder effect of this migrant population, combined with endogamy and inbreeding.
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