Forensic Sci Int. 2005 Jan 6;147(1):101-6.

Data for 15 autosomal STR markers (Powerplex 16 System) from two Tunisian populations: Kesra (Berber) and Zriba (Arab).

Cherni L¹, Loueslati Yaâcoubi B, Pereira L, Alves C, Khodjet-El-Khil H, Ben Ammar El Gaaied A, Amorim A.

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1: Laboratory of Molecular Genetic Immunology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Sciences of Tunis, Tunis, Tunisia.

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Forensic Sci Int. 2010 Jan 30;194(1-3):125. Khodjet El Kill, H [corrected to Khodjet-El-Khil, H].

Abstract

Allele frequencies, together with some parameters of forensic interest, for 15 STRs included in the Powerplex 16 System (CSF1PO, D3S1358, D5S818, D7S820, D8S1179, D13S317, D16S539, D18S51, D21S11, FGA, Penta D, Penta E, TH01, TPO and VWA) were estimated from two samples of unrelated individuals from Tunisia, of different ethnicity: Kesra (Berber) and Zriba (Arab). No deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were observed after Bonferroni's correction for the number of loci analysed. Comparative analyses between our population data and other North African databases showed that significant differences were concentrated on loci with lowest values of diversity (mainly CSF1PO and D13S317), irrespective of ethnicity and geographic location.