I. Fernandez-fernandez et al., Population frequency distribution of HumF13AO1, HumFXIIIB, and HumLIPOL loci in the Basque Country (Northern Spain), J FOREN SCI, 45(5), 2000, pp. 1083-1086
A population study of unrelated individuals from the Basque Country (Northe
rn Spain) was carried out using the GenePrint STR System. The PCR products
were separated on denaturing polyacrylamide gels and visualized by silver s
taining. Three tetrameric loci were evaluated: HumF13A01, HumFXIIIB, and Hu
mLIPOL. All loci fit Hardy-Weinberg expectations, and independence of allel
es was found between these STR loci. A comparison with other population gro
ups indicated allele frequencies are well conserved in Caucasians, but diff
er from other racial groups. The calculated parameters a priori probability
of exclusion (Pex) and "power of discrimination" (PD) show how informative
these loci are for the determination of identity and relatedness of indivi
duals.