2013/06/01 by Venusia Cortellini, Andrea Verzeletti, N. Cerri +2 · 1 citation
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Arts and Humanities · #Forensic and Genetic Research #Forensic Anthropology and Bioarchaeology Studies #Genetic Associations and Epidemiology #Haplogroup #Genetics #Haplotype #Single-nucleotide polymorphism #SNP #Biology #Y chromosome #Typing #Population #Microsatellite #Ethnic group #Genotype #Allele #Gene #Demography
paper · pdf · doi:10.3325/cmj.2013.54.279
openalex publication_date 2013/06/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
AIM: To find an association between Y chromosome polymorphisms and some ethnic groups. METHODS: Short tandem repeats (STR) and single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) on the Y chromosome were typed in 311 unrelated men from four different ethnic groups - Italians from northern Italy, Albanians, Africans from the Maghreb region, and Indo-Pakistanis, using the AmpFlSTR® Yfiler PCR Amplification Kit and the SNaPshot Multiplex Kit. RESULTS: STRs analysis found 299 different haplotypes and SNPs analysis 11 different haplogroups. Haplotypes and haplogroups were analyzed and compared between different ethnic groups. Significant differences were found among all the population groups, except between Italians and Indo-Pakistanis and between Albanians and Indo-Pakistanis. CONCLUSIONS: Typing both STRs and SNPs on the Y chromosome could become useful in determining ethnic origin of a potential suspect.