Allele frequencies for 15 forensic STR loci in a population sample from the Kyiv region, Ukraine

ABSTRACTIn this study we characterized allele frequencies of 15 autosomal STR loci, including 13 CODIS (D8S1179, D21S11, D7S820, CSF1P0, D3S1358, TH01, D13S317, D16S539, vWA, TPOX, D18S51, D5S818, FGA) and two additional loci (D2S1338 and D19S433) in 200 citizens of Kyiv region using an AmpFlSTR Identifiler Plus Kit. No deviations from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were detected for any loci. The highest observed heterozygosity was detected for D18S51 (0.855) while the lowest was found for TPOX (0.575) loci. The population parameters in the sample from Kyiv are similar to the sample of the entire of Ukraine. Comparison of allele frequencies with the sampled population of Ukraine (excluding Kyiv region) showed a difference in the D21S11 locus.