Y-STR genetic diversity in Moroccans from the Figuig oasis

Laurent Palet; Clotilde Coudray; Claude Galey; Christine Keyser; Mohammed Melhaoui; Corinne Gagnor; Myriam Sabatier; Jean-Michel Dugoujon

doi:10.1016/j.fsigen.2010.02.006

Y-STR genetic diversity in Moroccans from the Figuig oasis

Forensic Sci Int Genet. 2010 Oct;4(5):e139-41. doi: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2010.02.006. Epub 2010 Mar 15.

Authors

Laurent Palet¹, Clotilde Coudray, Claude Galey, Christine Keyser, Mohammed Melhaoui, Corinne Gagnor, Myriam Sabatier, Jean-Michel Dugoujon

Affiliation

¹ Anthropologie Moléculaire et Imagerie de Synthèse (AMIS) Université Paul Sabatier Toulouse III, 37 allées Jules Guesde, 31073 Toulouse, France. laurent.palet@interieur.gouv.fr

PMID: 20457094
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsigen.2010.02.006

Abstract

Seventeen Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) (DYS392, DYS437, DYS448, GATAH4.1, DYS389II, DYS439, DYS635, DYS393, DYS438, DYS391, DYS389I, DYS390, DYS19, DYS458, DYS456 and DYS385a,b) were typed in DNA samples from 96 unrelated Moroccan men from the Figuig oasis. Fifty-two haplotypes were identified, of which 36 were unique. The overall haplotype diversity was 0.966, and the discrimination capacity was 0.542. Population comparisons with previously published data revealed significant genetic heterogeneity between the Figuig Moroccans and other North African populations. Results also showed that the minimal haplotype 11-30-13-10-13-25-15 (DYS392-DYS389II-DYS393-DYS391-DYS389I-DYS390-DYS19) was the most frequent haplotype observed in Figuig men.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Chromosomes, Human, Y*
Genetic Variation*
Humans
Microsatellite Repeats*
Morocco
Polymerase Chain Reaction