1. Genetic characterization of 19 X-STRs in Sierra Leone population from Freetown.
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Lin L, Li J, Hu Y, Wang H, Marah FA, Moseray M, Kureshi A, Wang C, Zeye MMJ, and Zha L
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- Female, Genetics, Population, Genotyping Techniques instrumentation, Humans, Male, Sierra Leone ethnology, Chromosomes, Human, X, Ethnicity genetics, Gene Frequency, Genetic Loci, Genotype, Microsatellite Repeats
- Abstract
A total of 550 individuals (265 males and 285 females) from Sierra Leone, a west-African coastal country, were genotyped using the Microreader™ 19X ID System kit. No significant deviations from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were observed. A total of 250 alleles were identified with corresponding allele frequencies spanning from 0.0012 to 0.6762. PIC of the loci ranged from 0.4615 to 0.9481. The CPE, CPD
F , and CPDM were 0.9999997856, 0.999999999999999999995774, and 0.999999999998997, respectively. The highly combined MECKruger , MECKishida , MECDesmarais , and MECDesmarais Duo were achieved as 0.99999992508, 0.999999999990802, 0.999999999990836, and 0.99999998412, respectively. Genetic comparisons revealed that genetic homogeneity existed in similar ethno origin or geographic origin populations. This is a pioneering genetic investigation using the Microreader™ 19X ID System kit in the population of Sierra Leone.- Published
- 2020
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