Population data of 21 autosomal STR loci in the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba people of Nigeria

The three major ethnic groups of Nigerian population namely the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba make up 29, 21 and 18% of the total population, respectively. To provide genetic information necessary for forensic analysis, this study was carried out to determine STR allele frequencies in 102 Hausa, 128 Igbo a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published inInternational journal of legal medicine Vol. 132; no. 3; pp. 735 - 737
Main Authors Okolie, Victoria O., Cisana, Selena, Schanfield, Moses S., Adekoya, Khalid O., Oyedeji, Olufemi A., Podini, Daniele
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.05.2018
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects
Deoxyribonucleic acid
DNA
DNA Fingerprinting
Ethnic Groups - genetics
Ethnicity
Forensic engineering
Forensic Medicine
Gene Frequency
Gene loci
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
Humans
Medical Law
Medicine & Public Health
Microsatellite Repeats
Minority & ethnic groups
Nigeria - ethnology
Population Data
Population genetics
Nigeria
STR
Gene diversity
Allele frequencies
PE
Online AccessGet full text

Cover

More Information
Summary:The three major ethnic groups of Nigerian population namely the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba make up 29, 21 and 18% of the total population, respectively. To provide genetic information necessary for forensic analysis, this study was carried out to determine STR allele frequencies in 102 Hausa, 128 Igbo and 134 Yoruba individuals in Nigeria using 21 STR loci including the 20 CODIS (Combined DNA Index System) loci plus SE33.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
content type line 23
ISSN:0937-9827
1437-1596
DOI:10.1007/s00414-017-1722-3