On-line autosomal and Y-STR reference database of Argentina

MIGUEL MARINO, DANIEL CORACH*, ANDREA SALA

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS SERIES

Elsevier

Lugar: The Netherlands; Año: 2006 p. 195 - 197

0531-5131

Allele frequencies represent the basic tool for statistical evaluation of molecular studies based on DNA typing used in personal identification and forensic casework. To offer to the forensic  and the molecular anthropology communities, a rapid access by Internet on-line inquires a STR  reference database has been organized in the website www.ffyb.uba.ardg. The database has a user- friendly access to the required information from each province of the country. On a karyotype scheme, it can be located from each of the thirteen CODIS markers and, on the Y chromosome, each  of the minimal haplotype STRs were included initially at the www.yhrd.org. The frequencies are  updated every September, except for the previous years in order to confirm previous calculations. In  addition to the database that includes over 2700 genotypes, a complete list of references is included. Anonymous genotypes are included and most samples were obtained from routine casework. At  present, over nine provinces are included and an additional support will be offered for aboriginal  population data; that is, mainly well-defined ethnic groups typed either by autosomal and Y STRs as  well as SNPs and mtDNA sequence data. Although it is completely free of charge, it requires  registration before access. D 2005 Published by Elsevier B.V.