Mitochondrial DNA control region sequence analysis of Mataco–Guaicurú speaking tribes from Argentina

SALA, A; ALECHINE, E; BOBILLO, C; MERINI, LJ; AYALA, CG; ACOSTA FERREIRA, JC; CORACH, D

FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL-GENETICS

ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD

Año: 2009 vol. 2 p. 331 - 333

1872-4973

In this work we analyze three Mataco–Guaicurú speaking Amerindian tribes that inhabit the Northern Argentinean portion of Gran Chaco region. One hundred and sixty-eight samples of unrelated males belonging to two linguistic families: Guaycurú (Toba from Chaco, n = 27; Toba from Formosa, n = 37 and Pilaga from Formosa, n = 56) and Mataco (Wichi from Formosa, n = 48) were investigated. The entire Control Region of the mtDNA from position 16024 to 576 was sequenced. EMPOP sequencing strategy was employed including the use of 10 primers for each sample. Specific haplotypes were found in these populations with very high frequency. These findings could provide clues to address the ethnicity of a sample in routine forensic casework.