NGM Select STR markers in a population sample of Ukrainian immigrants living in Portugal

Bruno Monteiro; MJ Prata; L Pontes

Volume : VIII, Issue : I, January - 2019

NGM Select STR markers in a population sample of Ukrainian immigrants living in Portugal

Bruno Monteiro, Mj Prata, L Pontes

Abstract :

In this work, a sample of Ukrainians living in Portugal was characterized for the autosomal markers included in the NGM Select kit, a kit primarily used in forensic casework analysis. The estimated values of heterozygosity, combined power of discrimination (PDc) and combined probability of paternity exclusion (PEc), demonstrated the high level of discrimination between Ukrainians afforded by this kit, thereby making it very informative and consequently an important asset in forensic routine. Interpopulation comparisons showed significant genetic differentiation between the sample of Ukrainians and populations from non-European regions. Within Europe, low population structure, modestly related with geography, was detected with this kit. These findings pinpoint the prospective use of the NGM Select kit mainly in population genetic studies addressing the genetic differentiation between continental populations.