Comparative Analysis of Two Different Sets of Y-Chromosome Short Tandem Repeats (Y-STRs) on a Common Population Panel

• NCJ Number: 229590
• Journal: Forensic Science International: Genetics Volume: 4 Issue: 1 Dated: December 2009 Pages: 11-20
• Author(s): Julie L. Maybruck; Erin Hanson; Jack Ballantyne; Bruce Budowle; Paul A. Fuerst
• Date Published: December 2009
• Length: 10 pages
• Grant Number(s): 2005-MU-MU-K044
• Sponsoring Agency: National Institute of Justice (NIJ)
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Technical)
• Language: English
• Country: Ireland

Annotation

A comparative analysis of two Y-STR loci sets was conducted on a population sample of 224 individuals, 114 Caucasians and 110 African-Americans.

Abstract

One set of loci, designated the OSU 10-locus set, comprises variable, single copy, male-specific loci that are dispersed across the Y-chromosome. Parallel evaluations were performed using the 10 Y-chromosome loci most frequently used for forensic analysis, the loci chosen as the SWGDAM Y-STR loci. The OSU 10-locus set had a greater average number of alleles per locus and higher average gene diversity than the SWGDAM loci. The OSU 10-locus set found 220 unique haplotypes in 224 individuals. In approximately 6000 pairwise haplotype comparisons for each population with each set of loci, the OSU 10-locus set also yielded a greater average number of allelic differences per pair than the SWGDAM loci. Finally, the overall linkage disequilibrium levels were lower for the OSU 10-locus set in the Caucasian population. In general, the OSU 10-locus set revealed a higher power of discrimination than the SWGDAM set. Tables, figures, appendix, and references (Published Abstract)