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Allele frequencies and forensic parameters for 15 autosomal loci included in the AmpFlSTR® Identifiler kit were estimated in a sample of 57 unrelated Afro-descendants from Nor Yungas (Bolivia). Buccal swabs samples were obtained from voluntary donors, after consent was given. All loci were in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium after Bonferroni correction. D21S11 was the most informative locus, while the least discriminating locus was D3S1358. The combined power of discrimination and the combined probability of exclusion were >0.99999999 and >0.99997, respectively. The multidimensional scaling (MDS) plot generated by Rst matrix supported that Afro-Bolivians of Nor Yungas preserved a stronger African descent compared to other admixed Latin American populations. These results amplified the Bolivian databases of autosomal STR loci and may provide a useful tool for human identification tests and population genetic studies.
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We would like to thank the authorities of Tocaña, Chijchipa, San Joaquín-San Martín Padilla, and Mururata communities for their collaboration with this study. We also thank the volunteer donors, who were adequately informed on the aims of this study and gave consent to perform this research. Financial contribution was partially provided by the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET).
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Parolin, M.L., Iudica, C.E., Lancelotti, J.L. et al. Population data of 15 autosomal STR markers from Afro-Bolivians of Nor Yungas Province (Bolivia). Int J Legal Med 129, 463–464 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-014-1080-3
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