Abstract
The study considers data on 15 STR-loci from paternity cases across Belarus districts
from 2004 to the beginning of 2006 (set #1, 580 individuals) and since that to the
beginning of 2007 (set #2, 530 individuals); the data majorly consist of ethnic Belarusians.
No significant difference was found between the sets, as well as between the country
districts in which the cases occurred. The allele frequencies obtained are very similar
to those based on population survey at common loci. Therefore, a data base can be
constructed of data from wide survey on paternity cases. Pooling the sets together
provides a reference data base on the Belarus population. Additionally, we compared
the allele profiles to those in other Slavic groups from the former USSR: Russians
from Moscow and eastern Ukrainians from Kharkov city.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: November 25, 2008
Accepted:
October 11,
2008
Received in revised form:
August 31,
2008
Received:
March 22,
2008
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