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Characterisation of three Amerindian populations from Hidalgo State (Mexico) by 15 STR-PCR polymorphisms

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The purpose of this study is to report allele frequency data of three ethnic Amerindian population samples: the Otomi (Hña-hñu) from eastern Sierra Madre and Ixmiquilpan valley and the Huasteco from La Huasteca. These groups were characterised by 15 STR-PCR polymorphisms (HumTH01, HumvWA, D18S51, HumTPOX, D19S433, D16S539, D13S317, D8S1179, D7S820, D5S818, HumFGA, CSF1PO, D2S1338, D3S1358 and D21S11). No significant deviations in observed allelic frequencies from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were found for all the studied systems. From the forensic point of view, the heterozygosity value, power of discrimination and the a priori chance of exclusion were calculated.

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We are grateful to the Huasteco and Otomi populations for generously collaborating in the present study.

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  1. Forensic Genetics Laboratory Department of Legal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine University of Barcelona, C/ Casanova 143, 08036 , Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

    C. Barrot, C. Sánchez, M. Ortega, A. Gorostiza, E. Huguet & J. Corbella

  2. History and Anthropology Area, Autonomous University of Hidalgo State, Mexico

    A. González-Martín

  3. Legal Medicine Institute, Lausanne, Switzerland

    C. Brand-Casadevall

  4. Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona Bellvitge Hospital, Catalonia, Spain

    M. Gené

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Barrot, C., Sánchez, C., Ortega, M. et al. Characterisation of three Amerindian populations from Hidalgo State (Mexico) by 15 STR-PCR polymorphisms. Int J Legal Med 119, 111–113 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-004-0488-6

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