@article{2604627b1eca4148ba1ff07cbc2e10a2,
title = "Population data for 21 STRs for the Salvadoran population using GlobalFiler Express and GlobalFiler STR Amplification Kits",
abstract = "With the advent of expanded STR (short tandem repeats) typing kits, it was necessary to determine allele frequencies and other appropriate population data parameters for El Salvador. Samples were collected from the central, east, and west regions of the country and typed for 21 forensically relevant STR loci. The data indicate that all loci are highly polymorphic, the three regions are genetically similar, and the population data are similar to those of US Hispanics. The results of this study support that the allele frequency data described herein can be used for statistical calculations for human identity testing in El Salvador.",
keywords = "Allele frequencies, El Salvador, GlobalFiler, HWE, Population genetics, STR",
author = "Cornejo-Moreno, {Borys A.} and Henr{\'i}quez-Garc{\'i}a, {Miguel A.} and Ramos-Aleman, {Sonia L.} and Romero, {Xiomara Pastore} and Elida Lazo-Mena and {de Pleitez}, Marta and Vullo, {Carlos Mar{\'i}a} and Jianye Ge and Bruce Budowle",
note = "Funding Information: This study was funded by the Institute of Legal Medicine, Supreme Court of Justice, El Salvador; partial financial support was received from the Center for Human Identification, University of North Texas Health Science Center, Ft Worth, TX, 76107. Funding Information: We thank the admin team of the Forensics Biology Department for the everyday support in organizing the casework load (Patricia Guillen, Evelyn Soto); we also thank the laboratory professionals Claudia L?pez, Carlos Caballero, Vanessa Cer?n, Rebeca Mej?a, and Juan Jos? Monterroza Linares. We thank Dr. Pedro Mart?nez for his support in the realization of this manuscript as director of our institution. We thank Dr. Magdalena Bus of the Center for Human Identification and Mr. Daniel Clegg from the US Department of State Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) for their assistance in the preparation of this manuscript. We also would like to thank the U.S. Department of State (award no. SM. S-INLEC-20-GR-3160) for its support of this project. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official position or policies of the U.S. Department of State or the U.S. Government. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2021, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.",
year = "2022",
month = mar,
doi = "10.1007/s00414-021-02709-6",
language = "English",
volume = "136",
pages = "565--567",
journal = "International Journal of Legal Medicine",
issn = "0937-9827",
publisher = "Springer Verlag",
number = "2",
}