[Genetic polymorphism of 9 Y-STR loci with short fragment size alleles in unrelated male individuals from Zhuang ethnic group]

Zhongguo Shi Yan Xue Ye Xue Za Zhi. 2008 Jun;16(3):694-8.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the genetic polymorphism of Y-chromosome specific short tandem repeat (Y-STR) loci in Zhuang ethnic group of China. Nine Y-STR loci were amplified by single multiplex and the PCR products were detected by using ABI Prism(TM) 3100 DNA Sequencer. The allele frequencies and haplotype frequencies at 9 Y-STR loci were determined in a total of 85 unrelated male individuals from Zhuang ethnic group of China. The results indicated that in the 85 unrelated male individuals, except for the DYS426 locus with a low GD value, the GD values for other 8 Y-STR loci ranged from 0.4387 to 0.8129. A total of 70 haplotypes at 9 Y-STR loci were found, the haplotype diversity was 0.9926. It is concluded that the haplotype polymorphism of 9 Y-STR loci are highly polymorphic in Zhuang ethnic group and also significantly different from our previous reported data of unrelated male individnals in southern Chinese Han population.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alleles*
  • China / ethnology
  • Chromosomes, Human, Y / genetics*
  • Genetic Loci / genetics*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Microsatellite Repeats / genetics*
  • Polymorphism, Genetic*