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. 2005 May;119(3):137-41.
doi: 10.1007/s00414-005-0522-3. Epub 2005 Feb 15.

Genetic structure of a Cuban population based on nine short tandem repeat loci

Yamila Carpio  1 , Maria Victoria Sainz de la Peña, Marta Santiesteban, Fermín Amaro, Raul Ferreira, Ricardo Lleonart
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Genetic structure of a Cuban population based on nine short tandem repeat loci

Yamila Carpio et al. Int J Legal Med. 2005 May.

Abstract

Cuba is a multiethnic and multiracial society. Here we describe the genetic variation of a sample of the Cuban population, which include the three most common racial groups, Caucasians, Negroids and Mestizos, by means of a set of nine microsatellites (HUMTH01, HUMTPOX, HUMCFS1PO, HUMVWA, HUMFESFPS, HUMF13A, HUMF13B, HUMLPL and HUMHPRTB). The analysis presented here indicates that these STR loci are highly informative for forensic purposes. The genetic data on the major racial groups is in good agreement with current demographic tendencies and with historic events that took place during the formation of the Cuban population.

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