POLYMORPHISM ANALYSIS OF THE VNTR LOCUS D17S5 IN CENTRAL SPAIN

The fragment length polymorphism YNZ22 (D17S5) was analysed for a samp le of 207 unrelated individuals living in Madrid (Spanish Caucasians) using PCR-methodology and high resolution separation. Hardy-Weinberg e xpectations (HWE) were calculated after pooling alleles into four grou ps. No deviations from HWE were detectable using the conventional chi( 2)-test. The power of discrimination was estimated as 0.96 and the mea n paternity exclusion chance as 0.7587. A comparison of the allele fre quency distribution with those of other Caucasian groups revealed no m ajor differences.