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Study on polymorphisms of mitochondrial DNA D-loop region in the Sala population in China

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Abstract

Objective: To investigate the mitochondrial DNA sequence polymorphisms in the Sala population from northwest China and to provide basic data for forensic purpose. Methods: Genomic DNA was extracted from the whole blood of 100 unrelated individuals of the Sala population. The sequence polymorphic locus was determined by direct sequencing. Results: 83 loci were observed in mtDNA np16 091-16 418 region, and 75 haplotypes were confirmed. The genetic diversity was estimated to be 0.991 2, and the random match probability was calculated to be 0.018 9. Conclusion: There are some particular polymorphic loci in the Sala population. The results suggest that there are different genetic structures between Chinese and other Asian population in mitochondrial DNA D-loop region; mitochondrial DNA sequence polymorphism np16 091-16 418 can be used as a genetic marker for forensic individual identification.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)213-216
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Xi'an Jiaotong University (Medical Sciences)
Volume25
Issue number3
StatePublished - Jun 2004

Keywords

  • D-loop region
  • Sequence polymorphism
  • mtDNA

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