Population genetics of 30 insertion-deletion polymorphisms in two Chinese populations using Qiagen Investigator^庐 DIPplex kit

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• 作者：Zheng Wang ; Suhua Zhang ; Shumin Zhao ; Zhen Hu ; Kuan Sun ; Chengtao Li ; ^{lichengtaohla@163.com" class="auth_mail}
• 关键词：INDEL ; Investigator DIPplex ; Heterozygosity ; Human identification ; Population genetics
• 刊名：Forensic Science International: Genetics
• 出版年：July 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：11
• 期：Complete
• 页码：e12-e14
• 全文大小：240 K

文摘

Insertion–deletion polymorphisms (INDELs) are short length diallelic polymorphisms caused by the insertion or deletion of several bases. INDEL markers can serve as useful supplementary or stand-alone assays for human identification. The Qiagen Investigator^® DIPplex kit multiplexes 30 autosomal INDELs plus amelogenin for forensic use. The objective of this study was to estimate genetic diversity of 30 INDEL markers in the Han (the largest ethnic group of China, n = 565) and She population (almost the smallest ethnic group of China, n = 119), and to evaluate their usefulness in forensic genetics. In the Han and She, the mean observed heterozygosity values were 0.4133 and 0.3896, and the combined matching probability values were 1.80 × 10⁻¹¹ and 3.17 × 10⁻¹¹, respectively. Furthermore, the allele frequencies for each locus were compared with those in other reported Chinese subpopulations, and the forensic efficacy was compared between this kit and in-house developed INDEL assay. This study demonstrates that the Investigator^® DIPplex kit can be used as a supplementary tool for human identity testing in China.