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ArticleInternational journal of legal medicine2021

Haplotype data and forensic evaluation of 23 Y-STR and 12 X-STR loci in eight ethnic groups from Eritrea.

Carla Bini, Stefania Sarno, Elisabetta Tangorra, Alessandra Iuvaro, Sara De Fanti, Yohannes Ghebremedhin Tseghereda, Susi Pelotti, Donata Luiselli

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Article in International journal of legal medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Carla Bini *Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Unit of Legal Medicine, University of Bologna, via Irnerio, 49, 40126, Bologna, Italy. carla.bini@unibo.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2470-251X
Stefania Sarno *Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences-Lab. of Molecular Anthropology & Centre for Genome Biology, University of Bologna, Via Selmi 3, 40126, Bologna, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9673-3281
Elisabetta TangorraDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Unit of Legal Medicine, University of Bologna, via Irnerio, 49, 40126, Bologna, Italy.
Alessandra IuvaroDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Unit of Legal Medicine, University of Bologna, via Irnerio, 49, 40126, Bologna, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8524-6744
Sara De FantiDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences-Lab. of Molecular Anthropology & Centre for Genome Biology, University of Bologna, Via Selmi 3, 40126, Bologna, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5482-8215
Yohannes Ghebremedhin TsegheredaJomo Kenyatta University and Agriculture and Technology (JKUAT), P.O. Box 62 000, Nairobi, 00200, Kenya.
Susi PelottiDepartment of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Unit of Legal Medicine, University of Bologna, via Irnerio, 49, 40126, Bologna, Italy. susi.pelotti@unibo.it.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2214-8885
Donata LuiselliDepartment of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences-Lab. of Molecular Anthropology & Centre for Genome Biology, University of Bologna, Via Selmi 3, 40126, Bologna, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2105-2478
University of Bologna · ITJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology · KE

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Abstract

Eritrea is a multi-ethnic country of over 3 million of people consisting of different ethnic groups, having each its own language and cultural tradition. Due to the lack of population genetic data for markers of forensic interest, in this study, we analyzed the genetic polymorphisms of 23 Y-chromosome STR loci and of 12 X-chromosome STR loci in a sample of 255 unrelated individuals from 8 Eritrean ethnic groups, with the aim to generate a reference haplotype database for anthropological and forensic applications. X- and Y-chromosomes markers may indeed offer information especially in personal identification and kinship testing, when relying on the availability of large local population data to derive sufficiently accurate frequency estimates. The population genetic analyses in the Eritrean sample for both the two set of Y- and X-STR markers showed high power of discrimination both at country-based and population levels. Comparison population results highlight the importance of considering the ethnic composition within the analyzed country and the necessity of increasing available data especially when referring to heterogeneous populations such as the African ones.

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Genetics, PopulationHaplotypesMicrosatellite RepeatsChromosomes, Human, XChromosomes, Human, YDatabases, GeneticEritreaEthnicityHumansMalePolymorphism, GeneticEritrean ethnic groupsForensic parametersPopulation geneticsX-STRsY-STRs

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