Forensic parameters for 15 autosomal STRs in Mestizo population from the State of Guerrero (South, Mexico)

In Mexico, most of the population (> 90 %) is result of admixture after the European contact between Spaniards, Amerindians, and African slaves, principally. They are commonly described as Mestizos, who speak Spanish and live in both urban and rural regions throughout the country. Many studies have been conducted in Mexican-Mestizos to validate the employment of autosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) for human identification purposes [1,2]. However, In Mexico this forensic validation requires studying different populations given the genetic structure demonstrated among Mestizos from different regions [3].

Source: Legal Medicine - March 30, 2018 Category: Forensic Medicine Authors: G.J. Locia-Aguilar, B. L ópez-Saucedo, S. Deheza-Bautista, O.V. Salado-Beltrán, V.M. Martínez-Sevilla, H. Rangel-Villalobos Source Type: research