VNTR POLYMORPHISM IN THE BUENOS-AIRES, ARGENTINA, METROPOLITAN POPULATION

VNTR loci provide a wealth of information for human genetic research, ranging from gene mapping to paternity testing and forensic identifica tion. In this study we report the construction, validation, and analys is of the first local genetic database for VNTR markers for Argentina. A sample of the metropolitan population of Buenos Aires was typed by means of six VNTR systems. Allele frequencies and expected heterozygos ity were calculated, The sample set was further tested for departures from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium and power of exclusion. Allele frequen cy distributions are compatible with previously reported data on Cauca sian populations, and no departures from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium we re detected.