Validation of a large Italian Database of 15 STR loci

Allele frequencies for nine STR loci (D3S1358, vWA, FGA, D8S1179, D21S11, D18S51, D5S818, D13S317, D7S820) in the Italian population

“…All the analyzed loci reached Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium in the population studied ( p > 0.05) and the allele frequencies calculated were not different from those observed in other areas of Italy [3][4][5][6][7].…”

Allelic frequencies of the 15 STR loci included in the AmpFlSTR® Identifiler™ PCR Amplification Kit in an autochthonous sample from Spain

“…Five of these populations are of the Mediterranean area: Northern Portugal [22], Italy [17], Kosovo Albanian [23], Northern Greece [24] and Greek Cypriot [25], and one of Northern Poland, Baltic area [26]. The obtained results indicate that the seven populations are genetically very similar.…”

“…In Spain this allele has only been reported in another sample from the same region [16], however it has also been found in another European sample from Piemonte, Italy [17]. The allele D3S1358*20, found in an individual from Andalucía, only appears in a sample of the Chuetas Jews of Mallorca Island [18] although it has also been described in samples from Belgium [19], Italy [17], Portugal and Moroccan Arabs [14]. From all of the rare alleles, retyped was carried out to confirm the obtained results.…”

Probability distribution of sibship determination with ABI Identifiler multiplex system using different software

“…The amplified samples were analyzed analyzed with an ABI Prism 310 Genetic Analyzer. The Italian population database was used to compute allele frequencies [6][7][8]. The percentage of sibling relationship was calculated separately with two software: PATCAN [4] and the AlleleSharingSheet at http://statgen.dps.unipi.it/software.htm.…”