Skip to main content

Population genetics of 29 autosomal STRs and 17 Y-chromosomal STRs in a population sample from Afghanistan

International Journal of Legal Medicine volume 128, pages 279–280 (2014)Cite this article

Abstract

In this study, allele frequencies for 29 autosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) and haplotype frequencies for 17 Y-chromosomal STRs of an Afghan population have been generated. Samples from 348 men and women originating from Afghanistan were analysed for the autosomal STRs, and the combined match probability was estimated to be 7.5 × 10−37. One hundred and sixty-nine men were analysed for the Y-chromosomal STRs, which resulted in 132 different haplotypes and a haplotype diversity of 0.995.

This is a preview of subscription content, access via your institution.

Access options

Buy single article

Instant access to the full article PDF.

43,34 €

Price includes VAT (Finland)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

References

  1. Haber M, Platt DE, Ashrafian Bonab M, Youhanna SC, Soria-Hernanz DF, Martinez-Cruz B, Douaihy B, Ghassibe-Sabbagh M, Rafatpanah H, Ghanbari M, Whale J, Balanovsky O, Wells RS, Comas D, Tyler-Smith C, Zalloua PA, Genographic C (2012) Afghanistan’s ethnic groups share a Y-chromosomal heritage structured by historical events. PLoS One 7:e34288

    CAS  PubMed Central  PubMed  Article  Google Scholar 

  2. Rättsmedicinalverket (2001) RMVs interna föreskrifter och riktlinjer nr 2001:5

  3. Tillmar AO, Nilsson H, Kling D, Montelius K (2013) Analysis of Investigator HDplex markers in Swedish and Somali populations. Forensic Sci Int Genet 7:e21–e22

    CAS  PubMed  Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Di Cristofaro J, Buhler S, Temori SA, Chiaroni J (2012) Genetic data of 15 STR loci in five populations from Afghanistan. Forensic Sci Int Genet 6:e44–e45

    PubMed  Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Berti A, Barni F, Virgili A, Iacovacci G, Franchi C, Rapone C, Di Carlo A, Oddo CM, Lago G (2005) Autosomal STR frequencies in Afghanistan population. J Forensic Sci 50:1494–1496

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  6. Shepard EM, Herrera RJ (2006) Iranian STR variation at the fringes of biogeographical demarcation. Forensic Sci Int 158:140–148

    CAS  PubMed  Article  Google Scholar 

  7. Nasibov E, Bulbul O, Jabrayili G, Zorlu T, Shahzad MS, Cengiz S, Filoglu G, Altuncul H, Sadixov G (2013) Allele frequencies of 15 STR loci in Azerbaijan population. Forensic Sci Int Genet 7:e99–e100

    CAS  PubMed  Article  Google Scholar 

  8. Rakha A, Yu B, Hadi S, Sheng-Bin L (2009) Population genetic data on 15 autosomal STRs in a Pakistani population sample. Leg Med (Tokyo) 11:305–307

    CAS  Article  Google Scholar 

  9. Kling D, Egeland T, Tillmar AO (2012) FamLink—a user friendly software for linkage calculations in family genetics. Forensic Sci Int Genet 6:616–620

    CAS  PubMed  Article  Google Scholar 

  10. Balding DJ, Nichols RA (1994) DNA profile match probability calculation: how to allow for population stratification, relatedness, database selection and single bands. Forensic Sci Int 64:125–140

    CAS  PubMed  Article  Google Scholar 

  11. Buckleton JS, Curran JM, Walsh SJ (2006) How reliable is the sub-population model in DNA testimony? Forensic Sci Int 157:144–148

    CAS  PubMed  Article  Google Scholar 

  12. Phillips C, Ballard D, Gill P, Court DS, Carracedo A, Lareu MV (2012) The recombination landscape around forensic STRs: accurate measurement of genetic distances between syntenic STR pairs using HapMap high density SNP data. Forensic Sci Int Genet 6:354–365

    CAS  PubMed  Article  Google Scholar 

  13. Lacau H, Bukhari A, Gayden T, La Salvia J, Regueiro M, Stojkovic O, Herrera RJ (2011) Y-STR profiling in two Afghanistan populations. Leg Med (Tokyo) 13:103–108

    CAS  Article  Google Scholar 

  14. Achakzai NM, Rahman Z, Shahzad MS, Daud S, Zar MS, Israr M, Husnain T, Willuweit S, Roewer L (2012) Y-chromosomal STR analysis in the Pashtun population of Southern Afghanistan. Forensic Sci Int Genet 6:e103–e105

    CAS  PubMed  Article  Google Scholar 

  15. Roewer L, Willuweit S, Stoneking M, Nasidze I (2009) A Y-STR database of Iranian and Azerbaijanian minority populations. Forensic Sci Int Genet 4:e53–e55

    CAS  PubMed  Article  Google Scholar 

  16. Yadav B, Raina A, Dogra TD (2011) Haplotype diversity of 17 Y-chromosomal STRs in Saraswat Brahmin community of North India. Forensic Sci Int Genet 5:e63–e70

    CAS  PubMed  Article  Google Scholar 

  17. Parson W, Roewer L (2010) Publication of population data of linearly inherited DNA markers in the International Journal of Legal Medicine. Int J Legal Med 124:505–509

    PubMed  Article  Google Scholar 

  18. Poetsch M, Bajanowski T, Pfeiffer H (2012) The publication of population genetic data in the International Journal of Legal Medicine: guidelines. Int J Legal Med 126:489–490

    Article  Google Scholar 

Download references

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank Helena Nilsson for the laboratory assistance.

Author information

Affiliations

  1. Department of Forensic Genetics and Forensic Toxicology, National Board of Forensic Medicine, Artillerigatan 12, 587 58, Linköping, Sweden

    Cajsa Älgenäs & Andreas O. Tillmar

Authors
  1. Cajsa Älgenäs
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Andreas O. Tillmar
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Andreas O. Tillmar.

Electronic supplementary material

Below is the link to the electronic supplementary material.

ESM 1

(XLS 32 kb)

ESM 2

(XLS 36 kb)

ESM 3

(XLS 21 kb)

ESM 4

(XLS 36 kb)

ESM 5

(XLS 2524 kb)

ESM 6

(DOC 40 kb)

ESM 7

(XLS 81 kb)

Rights and permissions

Reprints and Permissions

About this article

Cite this article

Älgenäs, C., Tillmar, A.O. Population genetics of 29 autosomal STRs and 17 Y-chromosomal STRs in a population sample from Afghanistan. Int J Legal Med 128, 279–280 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-013-0902-z

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-013-0902-z

Keywords

  • Afghanistan
  • Short tandem repeats
  • Y-chromosome
  • Forensic
  • Population genetics