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Mutational analysis of 16 STR markers in the Slovak population
Zdenko Červenák1, Filip Červenák2, Marian Baldovič3,4
1Faculty of Medicine, Comenius University, Clinical Research Unit, 5. Department of Internal Medicine, Comenius University Science Park, Bratislava, Slovak Republic.
Background:
Short tandem repeats (STRs) are genetic markers frequently used for human identification and paternity testing. They are highly mutable, which may occasionally lead to inconsistencies between the genotypes of parents and their children. As the mutation rates of individual STR markers can vary among populations, population-specific data are of high importance.
Aim:
To investigate the mutation rates of 16 STR markers in the Slovak population.
Subjects And Methods:
In this study, we analysed the germline mutation rates of 16 STR markers (TH01, D3S1358, vWA, D21S11, D16S539, D1S1656, D19S433, SE33, D10S1248, D22S1045, D12S391, D8S1179, D2S1338, D2S441, D18S51 and FGA) in the Slovak population. At these loci, we analysed 42 096 allelic transfers and identified 61 mutation events.
Results:
The loci with the highest overall mutation rates were SE33 and FGA, while no mutations were identified in TH01, D19S433 and D22S1045. The average paternal mutation rate was higher than the maternal mutation rate. All but one mutation consisted of gains or losses of a single repeat unit and the overall mutation rate was estimated to be 1.45 x10-3 per meiosis.
Conclusion:
This study provides data which can be used to further strengthen the correct paternity index calculations and reliability of paternity testing in Slovakia.
