PM AND D1S80 LOCI GENE-FREQUENCIES IN THE ZARAGOZA POPULATION OF NORTHERN SPAIN

LDLR, GYPA, HBGG, D7S8, GC (PM loci) and D1S80 are widely used in fore nsic casework analyses and population data are required to estimate th e frequency of a DNA profile. This paper presents the results of a sur vey aimed at investigating the allele and genotype frequency distribut ion of these loci in an important Spanish population (Zaragoza, North Spain). Statistical analysis to determine whether allele frequencies w ere in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium was carried our as well as to obtain some parameters of medicolegal interest. There was no evidence of ass ociation between the alleles of the loci. The Zaragoza sample does not differ substantially from other Caucasian populations.