DATA ON 6 SHORT-TANDEM REPEAT POLYMORPHISMS IN AN AUTOCHTHONOUS BASQUE POPULATION

Population data studies for six short-tandem repeat loci (HUMCSF1P0, H UMTPOX, HUMTH01, HUMHPRTB, HUMFES/FPS, and HUMvWF) were carried out on a sample of 326 autochthonous Basques. Comparing with other European samples, we found the highest frequencies known so far for allele 11 o f the HUMCSF1P0 locus (0.380), allele 10 of the HUMFES/FPS locus (0.38 4), and allele 17 of the HUMvWF locus (0.329). On the other hand, we f ound the lowest frequencies recorded in Europe for allele 12 of the HU MCSF1P0 locus (0.291), allele 7 of the HUMTH01 locus (0.128), and alle le 11 of the HUMFES/FPS system (0.317). These results support the hypo thesis that the Basque population is a remnant of early European settl ers.