Y chromosome STR haplotypes in the Caribbean city of Cartagena (Colombia)

Y chromosome STR haplotypes in the Caribbean city of Cartagena (Colombia)

Forensic Science International 167 (2007) 62–69 www.elsevier.com/locate/forsciint Announcement of Population Data Y chromosome STR haplotypes in the...

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Forensic Science International 167 (2007) 62–69 www.elsevier.com/locate/forsciint

Announcement of Population Data

Y chromosome STR haplotypes in the Caribbean city of Cartagena (Colombia) Juan Jose´ Builes a,b,*, Beatriz Martı´nez c, Alfredo Go´mez b, Luis Caraballo c, Claudia Espinal a, Diana Aguirre a, Alba Montoya b, Manuel Moreno a,b, Anto´nio Amorim d,e, Leonor Gusma˜o d, M Luisa Bravo a a GENES Ltda., Medellı´n, Colombia Instituto de Biologı´a, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellı´n, Colombia c Instituto de Investigaciones Inmunolo´gicas, Universidad de Cartagena, Cartagena, Colombia d IPATIMUP, Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal e Faculdade de Cieˆncias da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal b

Received 8 November 2005; received in revised form 12 December 2005; accepted 12 December 2005 Available online 7 February 2006

Abstract Haplotype data were obtained from a sample of 173 unrelated male individuals from Cartagena (Colombia), for 16 Y-chromosome STRs (DYS19, DYS385, DYS389 I, DYS389 II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS437, DYS438, DYS439, DYS460, DYS461, DYS635, GATA H4 and GATA A10). No shared haplotypes were observed, demonstrating the usefulness and informative power of these Y-STRs in male lineage identification in Cartagena. Genetic distances were calculated using previously published haplotype data and the lowest values were found for the comparisons with samples of Iberian origin. # 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. Keywords: Y-chromosome; STR; Cartagena; Colombia; Haplotype frequency

Population: Blood samples were obtained from 173 unrelated healthy male donors who were born in Cartagena, Bolı´var (Colombia, Fig. 1). DNA extraction: Salting-out [1]. PCR: DNA Amplification and detection of the amplicons were performed according to Builes et al. [2,3]. Alleles were typed by comparison with in-house constructed allelic ladders and the nomenclature follows and ISFG recommendations on Y chromosome STR analysis [4]. Quality control: Proficiency testing has been carried out for the proficiency testing of the GEP-ISFG working group [5] and the Y-STR haplotyping quality assurance exercise 2001 (http:// www.yhrd.org) [6]. Analysis of data: Haplotype frequencies were estimated by gene counting. Haplotype diversities were calculated according

* Corresponding author at: GENES Ltda., Carrera 48 No. 10–45 Cons. 611–612, Medellı´n, Colombia. Tel.: +574 268 4875; fax: +574 318 5270. E-mail address: [email protected] (J.J. Builes). 0379-0738/$ – see front matter # 2006 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2005.12.015

to Nei [7] using the Arlequin software, version 2.000 [8]. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) results were summarized in the form of sum of squared size differences Rst values and assessed for statistical significance using a Monte Carlo test as implemented in the referred software. UPGMA tree was built from the distance matrix (Rst) using the option neighbour and drawtree in the PHYLIP software package [9]. The tree was visualized with the Treeview software [10]. In population comparisons, DYS385 was not considered and the number of repeats in DYS389I was subtracted from DYS389II. Results: Table 1 shows the haplotype distribution in a sample of unrelated males from Cartagena for the 17 Y-chromosome STR loci, DYS19, DYS385, DYS389I and II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393, DYS437, DYS438, DYS439, DYS460, DYS461, DYS635, GATA H4 and GATA A10. No shared haplotypes were obtained between the 173 individuals studied. The sample yielded an overall haplotype diversity of 1.000  0.0006, demonstrating the usefulness and informative power of these Y-STRs in male lineage identification in

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Fig. 1. Map of Colombia showing Cartagena, Bolı´var Department, in black (Colombian Caribbean Coast).

Cartagena, Colombia. Considering the ‘minimal haplotype’ included in the YHRD (Y-STR haplotype reference database; http://www.yhrd.org) [6], the most frequent haplotype observed in Europe (2.72%) and in Latin American population sample (varying from 1.25% in Argentina to 4.47% in Sa˜o Paulo) matches the most frequent haplotype in Cartagena (8.67%). Access to the data: E-mail to [email protected]. Other remarks: Cartagena, a tropical city Caribbean Sea, is the capital of the departament of Bolı´var in Colombia. Current

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population of Cartagena is an admixture from Caucasians, African and in a less extent, Native American ancestries. Previously, we have evaluated the distribution of some alleles of the HLA complex in this population and found mainly alleles from both Caucasian and African populations [11]. Also, we have compared the distribution of some autosomal STRs between Cartagena and other Colombian and African populations and significant differences were found, except with two Colombian Caribbean Coast subregions [12]. The present haplotype data were compared with the previously published data available for the same set of Y-STR loci in samples from North Portugal [13], Spain [14], Rio de Janeiro [15], Cantabria [16], Mozambique [17] and Equatorial Guinea [18]. Pairwise analysis showed no significant differences (P > 0.05) in the comparison of Cartagena and Rio de Janeiro (Rst = 0.00784). With other Iberian origin samples from northern Portugal, Spain and Cantabria, although significant, low Rst values were obtained (0.013, 0.012 and 0.024, respectively). In the comparison with the remaining populations, highly significant distances were observed (P = 0.000). Considering the ‘minimal haplotype’ loci included in the YHRD [6], data from Cartagena were compared with those previously published Antioquia, Colombia [19], CaucasianMestizo, East-central Andean, Colombia [20], Afro-Colombian, Choco´, Colombia [20], Co´rdoba, Argentina [21], northern Portugal [13], Basque Country, Spain [22], Spain [14], Peru´ [23], Buenos Aires [24], Rio de Janeiro [15], Macau [25] and Equatorial Guinea [18]. The lowest, non-significant (P > 0.05), pairwise differences between the Cartagena and other populations were obtained in the comparison with Rio de Janeiro (Rst = 0.000) and Co´rdoba (Rst = 0.006) samples. With the samples from northern Portugal, Spain and Antioquia, although significant, low Rst values were obtained (0.019; 0.021 and 0.007, respectively). In the comparison with the remaining

Fig. 2. Unrooted NJ tree based on pairwise Rst genetic distances using (A) 16 Y-STR haplotypes and (B) YHRD ‘minimal haplotypes’ data from: CAR: Cartagena (this work), NP: North Portugal [12], SP: Spain [13], RJ: Rio de Janeiro [14], MO: Mozambique [16], EG: Equatorial Guinea [17], AN: Antioquia [18], BG: Colombian Caucasian-Mestizo [19], CH: Choco´ [19], CO: Co´rdoba, Argentina [20], BC: Basque Country [21], PE: Peru´ [22], BA: Buenos Aires [23], MC: Macau [24].

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Table 1 Y-Chromosome STR haplotypes detected in 173 unrelated males from Cartagena, Bolı´var (Colombia) DYS 19

DYS 389 I

DYS 389 II

DYS 390

DYS 391

DYS 392

DYS 393

DYS 385

DYS 437

DYS 438

DYS 439

DYS 460

DYS 461

GATA A10

DYS 635

GATA H4

n

H1 H2 H3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9 H10 H11 H12 H13 H14 H15 H16 H17 H18 H19 H20 H21 H22 H23 H24 H25 H26 H27 H28 H29 H30 H31 H32 H33 H34 H35 H36 H37 H38 H39 H40 H41 H42 H43 H44 H45

14 13 14 14 15 15 14 17 15 15 14 16 16 14 16 14 14 14 15 14 14 13 14 15 14 15 16 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 13 13 15 15 14 14 14

12 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 15 12 10 13 12 13 13 13 14 13 13 13 12 14 13 13 13 12 13 14 13 13 12 12 13 13

28 30 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 30 31 29 30 29 31 31 30 29 32 28 26 30 30 28 28 29 32 31 31 30 29 30 29 29 30 28 29 31 32 30 28 29 30 30

24 24 24 23 24 24 24 21 21 22 25 21 22 23 24 23 24 24 23 24 24 22 24 22 24 24 24 23 24 23 24 22 24 24 23 24 23 24 23 24 24 24 23 24 24

11 10 11 9 10 12 11 10 11 10 11 10 11 10 11 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 11 10 11 11 10 10 11 11 10 11 12 10 11 10 11 11 11 10 11 11 10 11 11

13 11 13 13 13 13 13 11 14 11 13 11 13 11 13 11 13 11 13 13 14 13 13 11 13 13 12 11 13 11 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 13 13 13

13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 13 13 15 13 12 13 12 13 12 13 13 13 12 13 14 13 15 14 12 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13

11/14 16/19 11/14 15/17 11/14 13/16 11/14 16/16 11/14 12/13 11/14 18/18 11/11 15/18 12/16 13/17 11/14 12/13 14/14 10/14 11/14 15/15 11/11 12/16 11/14 13/17 15/15 13/18 12/12 13/19 12/12 11/14 11/14 11/13 10/14 11/14 12/14 11/14 14/18 15/17 11/14 11/14 11/14 10/14 11/13

15 14 15 14 15 14 15 14 14 16 14 14 15 16 15 14 15 15 14 15 14 14 15 16 15 16 14 14 15 14 15 15 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 15 15 15 14

12 10 12 9 12 12 12 11 12 10 11 11 12 9 12 9 12 9 9 12 12 9 12 11 11 10 10 10 12 10 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 9 10 11 12 12 12 12

12 12 12 12 11 11 12 10 12 13 10 12 11 11 12 9 12 11 11 12 12 12 9 12 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 12 11 13 12 12 12 12 11 12 10 12 13 12 11

12 9 11 10 12 11 10 11 11 10 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 11 10 10 11 11 10 11 11 10 11 10 11 11 10 11 11 10 11 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10

12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 13 11 13 12 13 12 11 12 12 11 12 12 10 12 11 11 11 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 13 11 12 12 12 12

15 16 14 14 14 14 15 14 15 15 15 13 15 16 15 16 15 14 16 15 14 15 14 15 15 13 14 16 15 14 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 15 15 15 15 15

23 23 23 21 23 23 23 22 23 21 23 22 24 21 23 19 23 22 21 23 23 17 23 22 23 21 21 20 24 20 24 23 23 23 23 23 24 23 21 21 23 23 23 23 23

28 29 29 27 28 27 28 27 28 27 28 28 28 27 29 27 27 27 27 27 27 28 27 28 28 27 27 28 26 27 28 28 27 27 28 29 28 28 27 27 29 28 28 28 28

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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Haplot.

15 15 16 15 14 14 13 16 15 15 14 13 13 13 14 15 14 16 14 14 13 14 15 14 14 13 14 14 16 14 14 16 14 16 16 14 14 16 14 14 15 14 15 15 12 16 13 14 13 14 16

12 14 13 14 13 14 14 14 13 14 13 14 13 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 13 13 14 14 12 13 12 13 13 13 13 11 14 12 12 14 14 12 12 12 13 13 12 13 13 13 13

30 30 27 30 28 29 29 30 29 32 30 31 30 29 30 30 29 30 30 29 30 29 30 29 29 31 30 30 29 29 29 29 30 29 29 28 32 29 28 30 30 30 29 28 31 28 28 29 29 29 30

24 24 23 24 24 24 24 24 23 25 22 25 24 23 22 23 24 21 24 24 23 24 23 24 24 24 25 25 21 24 21 24 22 24 24 21 21 21 24 25 24 22 23 24 23 23 23 23 24 24 21

10 10 10 9 10 12 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 12 11 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 11 10 11 11 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 11 10 11 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 10

14 11 11 11 12 13 14 11 13 11 11 11 14 11 11 11 13 11 13 13 11 13 11 13 13 11 13 13 11 13 11 12 13 11 11 13 11 11 14 13 13 11 11 11 14 11 11 11 13 13 11

13 13 13 12 12 13 14 13 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 14 15 12 13 13 14 12 13 13 13 14 13 14 13 12 14 13 13 13 13 13 15 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 13 13 12 13 13 15

13/16 14/17 11/14 13/14 13/13 11/14 15/17 12/14 12/15 11/14 15/18 15/18 15/17 14/17 12/17 14/15 10/14 13/16 11/14 11/15 15/16 10/14 13/15 12/15 11/13 16/17 11/14 11/14 13/17 11/14 12/15 14/15 11/14 11/13 16/17 11/14 15/18 12/13 11/15 11/14 11/12 12/17 14/17 15/17 14/14 12/17 14/16 12/17 11/14 10/14 16/16

14 14 15 16 16 15 14 15 15 14 16 14 14 14 16 15 15 14 15 15 14 15 15 15 15 14 15 14 16 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 17 14 15 15 15 16 16 14 15 15 15 15 15 14

10 11 10 7 10 12 10 10 12 11 9 10 11 10 10 10 12 11 12 12 10 12 9 12 12 10 11 12 10 12 9 10 12 11 12 9 11 10 12 12 12 10 9 9 11 10 10 9 12 12 11

11 12 11 13 12 12 13 11 13 10 11 13 12 10 11 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 10 12 12 12 13 11 11 11 11 11 12 11 13 11 12 12 12 12 12 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 12

10 10 10 11 11 11 11 10 11 12 11 9 11 10 12 10 10 11 10 10 11 11 10 11 11 9 11 10 10 10 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 12 12 10 11 11 11 10 10 11 11 11

11 13 11 13 12 12 13 11 12 11 13 12 13 13 11 12 13 13 13 13 11 13 13 12 12 12 13 12 11 11 12 12 12 13 12 12 13 12 12 12 13 11 10 10 13 11 12 13 12 12 13

14 13 15 16 15 15 16 16 14 14 16 16 14 15 16 14 15 13 15 15 14 15 15 16 14 15 14 15 13 15 15 14 15 14 15 15 14 14 14 15 16 16 14 14 15 15 14 15 15 14 13

21 21 24 22 21 23 23 22 23 23 21 22 23 22 21 22 24 21 23 25 21 24 20 23 23 22 24 23 21 23 22 22 23 24 23 22 22 20 23 23 23 21 21 21 24 22 21 21 23 23 23

27 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 27 28 28 27 28 27 28 27 28 27 27 28 27 27 28 28 28 27 27 28 27 27 28 28 28 28 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 27 27 29 27 29 27 27 27

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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H46 H47 H48 H49 H50 H51 H52 H53 H54 H55 H56 H57 H58 H59 H60 H61 H62 H63 H64 H65 H66 H67 H68 H69 H70 H71 H72 H73 H74 H75 H76 H77 H78 H79 H80 H81 H82 H83 H84 H85 H86 H87 H88 H89 H90 H91 H92 H93 H94 H95 H96

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Table 1 (Continued ) DYS 19

DYS 389 I

DYS 389 II

DYS 390

DYS 391

DYS 392

DYS 393

DYS 385

DYS 437

DYS 438

DYS 439

DYS 460

DYS 461

GATA A10

DYS 635

GATA H4

n

H97 H98 H99 H100 H101 H102 H103 H104 H105 H106 H107 H108 H109 H110 H111 H112 H113 H114 H115 H116 H117 H118 H119 H120 H121 H122 H123 H124 H125 H126 H127 H128 H129 H130 H131 H132 H133 H134 H135 H136 H137 H138 H139 H140 H141 H142 H143

14 14 17 13 15 14 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 14 13 14 14 14 16 14 15 14 15 14 14 15 17 14 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 15 17 15 15 15 14 15 14 14 14 15

13 13 13 13 14 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 13 14 12 12 12 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 14 14 12 10 13 12

30 28 29 30 30 28 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 30 29 30 29 28 29 30 30 29 29 30 30 30 30 28 29 29 29 29 32 29 28 30 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 28 26 29 28

24 24 25 24 23 23 27 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 23 24 23 21 24 21 22 21 24 24 21 23 24 24 24 24 21 26 23 24 24 23 24 21 21 24 24 24 23 23 22

10 10 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 11 9 12 11 11 10 10 11 11 10 10 11 11 10 10 11 11 10 10 11 11 10 11 11 12 11 11 10 9 11 10 10 11 11 11 10 10 10

11 14 11 11 14 11 13 14 13 13 11 13 13 13 14 11 13 13 11 11 13 13 11 11 13 13 11 11 13 13 13 13 11 13 12 13 13 11 13 11 11 13 12 13 13 13 11

12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 15 12 13 12 13 15 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 14 13 13 13 13 13 14

16/18 11/15 11/14 16/16 11/14 11/15 11/13 11/15 11/14 11/14 10/14 11/14 11/14 11/14 11/14 15/18 15/17 11/14 13/14 11/14 11/14 13/17 15/15 17/17 13/15 11/14 14/14 15/18 14/16 12/17 11/14 13/15 16/17 11/14 16/16 12/14 11/14 12/12 13.2/15 11/14 16/17 11/14 11/14 11/15 11/14 11/14 12/15

15 15 14 14 15 15 15 15 14 15 14 15 14 14 15 15 15 15 16 14 14 16 14 14 15 14 16 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 15 14 14 15 15 15 15 15

9 12 11 10 12 10 12 12 12 12 10 12 12 12 12 10 12 12 10 11 12 10 11 11 12 12 10 10 12 12 12 10 11 12 10 12 12 10 12 12 11 9 12 12 12 13 10

12 12 10 12 12 11 12 12 13 12 12 11 12 12 11 12 13 12 11 10 12 12 12 12 13 12 11 11 12 11 11 12 11 11 11 12 10 12 13 11 11 13 11 12 11 12 11

11 10 11 9 10 10 11 10 10 11 10 11 11 11 10 11 10 11 11 11 11 10 11 10 11 10 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 11 10 13 10 10 12 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11

13 12 11 12 12 11 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 13 13 11 11 11 11 18 12 12 12 13 12 13 13 12 12 12 12 13 12 12 12 12 12 11

16 15 16 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 14 14 16 14 14 15 13 14 14 14 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 13 15 16 15 15 14 14

24 25 23 21 23 23 23 23 23 24 22 23 23 23 23 21 23 23 22 23 23 21 21 22 23 23 21 22 23 23 23 22 21 23 21 25 23 21 24 23 23 24 24 23 23 23 21

27 28 28 28 28 28 27 28 28 28 28 28 27 28 28 27 28 28 27 27 28 27 27 27 28 27 27 28 27 28 28 27 29 27 28 28 27 27 27 28 27 27 28 28 28 28 28

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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14 14 15 14 14 14 15 16 14 14 15 15 16 15 14 14 15 13 14 15 16 17 14 13 13 15 14 15 14 15

13 13 14 13 13 13 12 13 14 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 13 14 13 11 13 13 12 13 13 13 13 13 13

29 31 31 31 30 29 29 29 30 29 29 30 30 30 29 29 30 29 29 29 28 30 30 28 29 31 29 30 29 29

24 23 23 23 23 25 23 23 23 24 23 23 24 23 24 24 23 24 23 22 21 21 25 25 24 23 24 24 24 22

11 10 11 11 10 10 11 9 11 11 10 11 10 10 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 10 11 11 10 11 10

13 11 11 11 11 13 12 11 13 13 11 13 11 12 13 13 11 11 11 13 11 11 13 11 13 13 13 11 13 13

13 12 13 12 12 12 14 12 13 13 12 13 13 14 14 13 12 13 12 12 13 14 13 13 13 14 13 15 13 12

11/14 13/17 15/16 13/16 13/17 12/14 15/15 13/13 11/14 11/14 12/17 13/15 11/14 15/15 11/13 11/15 13/17 16/17 13/16 11/14 11/15 11/13 12/14 13/14 11/14 12/14 13/17 12/14 11/14 16/17

15 14 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 15 15 14 14 14 15 14 14 14 15 15 14 15 14 15 15

12 10 11 10 9 11 10 12 12 12 9 12 11 10 12 12 10 10 9 12 11 11 12 11 12 12 12 10 12 12

12 11 13 10 9 11 12 13 13 12 11 12 10 12 11 12 11 13 11 11 11 12 11 11 12 11 12 11 12 11

10 10 10 11 10 10 11 10 11 11 10 12 12 11 11 11 10 10 10 11 10 11 11 10 10 11 10 10 11 11

12 11 13 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 12 11 12 13 14 11 11 12 12 13 13 12 12 12 15 12 13 12 12

16 15 14 16 16 14 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 14 15 15 14 14 14 15 14 13 15 14 15 15 15 15 16 15

23 20 21 20 19 23 20 21 23 23 21 23 23 21 23 23 20 22 21 23 24 21 23 23 23 23 23 23 23 23

28 27 28 27 27 27 27 28 27 28 29 28 28 27 28 28 28 27 27 28 28 27 28 27 28 28 28 28 28 28

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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H144 H145 H146 H147 H148 H149 H150 H151 H152 H153 H154 H155 H156 H157 H158 H159 H160 H161 H162 H163 H164 H165 H166 H167 H168 H169 H170 H171 H172 H173

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populations, highly significant distances were observed (P = 0.000). Fig. 2 shows neighbour joining trees built from the Rst distance matrices between the seven (16 Y-STR haplotypes) and 13 (‘minimal haplotype’ loci) populations, respectively, where Cartagena sample clusters with European origin samples and stands far apart of the non-Caucasian samples: a Chinese sample from Macao (Rst = 0.134), two African samples from Mozambique (Rst = 0.343) and Equatorial Guinea (Rst = 0.306), a African origin sample from Choco´ (Rst = 0.162) and Native Americans from Peru´ (Rst = 0.212). These findings suggest a high proportion of male contribution of European origin in the population of Cartagena. Although a high degree of African genetic influence is present in Cartagena population [11], the present work results suggest that Cartagena presents a much higher proportion of European male lineages than those from African or Amerindian origin. This is in accordance with the sex-biased contribution of socially and economically asymmetric gene pools [26]. Nevertheless, the assignment of male lineages to each continent could only be evaluated by SNP analysis. Moreover, since data are only available for two African populations, we cannot discard the hypothesis that lower genetic distances could be obtained between Cartagena and other uncharacterized African populations. In summary, because of the significant genetic distances detected between Cartagena and other populations from Colombia, as well as those from Iberia and Africa, a specific Y STR haplotype database should be used in paternity and forensic cases in Cartagena. This paper follows the guidelines for publication of population data requested by the journal [27]. Acknowledgments This work was partially supported by GENES Ltda., Instituto de Investigaciones Inmunolo´gicas (Universidad de Cartagena, Colombia) and Fundac¸a˜o para a Cieˆncia e a Tecnologia (POCTI, Programa Operacional Cieˆncia, Tecnologia e Inovac¸a˜o).

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