STR data for AmpFlSTR® Identifiler from forensic and anthropological samples of the population of Mar del Plata, Buenos Aires Province (Argentina)

PAROLIN ML, SAMBUCO LA, JAUREGUIBERRY SM Y IUDICA CE

Viena

Congreso; 24th World Congress of the International Society for Forensic Genetics; 2011

International Society of Forensic Genetics

Allele frequencies for the 15 short tandem repeats (STRs) loci included in the AmpFlSTR® Identifiler kit (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, USA) were estimated in a sample of 160 unrelated individuals inhabiting in the city of Mar del Plata (Southeast of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina). Of the sample, 80 were from voluntary donors and 80 from forensic cases. All voluntary donors were adequately informed about the aims of the study, and gave consent to perform this research. Between the two groups were not significant differences (P > 0.05) for the population parameters analyzed, and can be considered as belonging to the same sample. Population showed to be in Hardy-Weingberg equilibrium, using the Bonferroni correction for the number of loci analyzed, except for vWA locus. D18S51 was the most informative system in the population of Mar del Plata, with a power of discrimination (PD) of 0.969, and the least discriminating locus was TPOX with PD = 0820. Also, there were no significant differences (P > 0.05) between our population data and those previously obtained by other authors in the province of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The allelic frequency data obtained are potentially useful for identity testing purposes and for anthropological researchs.