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Population data and genetic structure analysis based on 29 Y-STR loci among the ethnolinguistic groups in Burkina Faso.

Authors :
Zeye MMJ
Li J
Ouedraogo SY
Zha L
Simpore J
Jifeng C
Source :
International journal of legal medicine [Int J Legal Med] 2021 Sep; Vol. 135 (5), pp. 1767-1769. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Mar 06.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

Burkina Faso (BF) is a landlocked Sahelian country located in the middle of West Africa. Sixty-three local languages are spoken in BF. Despite this high diversity, the BF population remains poorly investigated, and updated forensic parameters with a large number of Y chromosome short tandem repeats (Y-STRs) are still missing. Herein, 447 DNA samples were typed for a cocktail of 29 Y-STR loci. None of these 447 individuals in total shared a common haplotype. The overall Y-STR haplotypes were successfully uploaded online on the Y-STR Haplotype Reference Database (YHRD) with the accession numbers YA004690 and YA004691. The main haplotype diversity was 0.9999999965, which is much higher than that obtained with 12 Y-STRs in a previous study. Haploid Match Probability for the whole dataset was 0.002237. The phylogenetic analysis of 24 ethnic groups of BF shows that the ethnic group named BISSA is closer to Gur speakers than Mande speakers, where they belong. In addition, genetic structure analysis of 49 African subpopulations sheds light on the fact that geographic proximity turns out to be one of the best predictors of genetic affinity between populations.<br /> (© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1437-1596
Volume :
135
Issue :
5
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
International journal of legal medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
33677620
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-021-02544-9