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Population data of 23 Y chromosome STR loci for the five major human subpopulations of Ghana

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In this study, 268 samples for unrelated males belonging to the five major human subpopulation groups in Ghana (Akan, Ewe, Mole-Dagbon, Ga-Dangme and Guang) were genetically characterised for 23 Y chromosome short tandem repeat (STR) loci using the Powerplex® Y23 STR kit. A total of 263 complete haplotypes were recorded of which 258 were unique. The haplotype diversity, discriminating capacity and match probability for the pooled population data were 0.9998, 0.9627 and 0.0039, respectively. The pairwise genetic distance (RST) for the Ghanaian datasets and other reference populations deposited in the Y-STR Haplotype Reference Database (YHRD) were estimated and mapped using multidimensional scaling (MDS) plot. The Guang and Ewe were significantly different from the Akan, Mole-Dagbon and Ga-Dangme. However, the five Ghanaian datasets were all plotted close together with other African populations in the MDS data map**.

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Acknowledgements

We thank all the donors for providing samples for this study and all organisations and individuals that assisted in sample recruitment. We also thank the Inspector General of Police of Ghana and Inspector General of Police Malaysia for supporting this study. We thank Prof Lutz Roewer for providing blind samples for quality control. We are grateful to Royal Malaysia Police for technical supports and laboratory facility. Geoff Chambers thanks VUW for alumnus support.

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This study received financial support from Ghana Education Trust Fund (no. 304/PPSK/6150145/G112) and Bridging Grant, Universiti Sains Malaysia (no. 304/PPSK/6316132).

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  1. School of Health Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Health Campus, 16150, Kubang Kerian, Kelantan, Malaysia

    Abban Edward Kofi, Nor Fazila Che Mat & Hisham Atan Edinur

  2. Forensic Science Laboratory, Criminal Investigation Department, Ghana Police Service, 00233, Accra, Ghana

    Abban Edward Kofi & Agyemang Adjem David

  3. DNA Databank Division (D13), Criminal Investigation Department, Royal Malaysian Police, 43200, Cheras, Selangor, Malaysia

    Hashom Mohd Hakim, Hussein Omar Khan & Siti Afifah Ismail

  4. School of Industrial Technologies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 11800, Gelugor, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

    Hashom Mohd Hakim

  5. Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, 00233, Accra, Ghana

    Anita Ghansah

  6. School of Biological Sciences, Victoria University of Wellington, P.O. Box 600, Wellington, New Zealand

    Geoffrey Keith Chambers

  7. Institute of Tropical Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, 21030, Kuala Nerus, Terengganu, Malaysia

    Hisham Atan Edinur

  8. Environmental Futures Research Institute, Griffith University, Nathan, Queensland, 4111, Australia

    Hisham Atan Edinur

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Kofi, A.E., Hakim, H.M., Khan, H.O. et al. Population data of 23 Y chromosome STR loci for the five major human subpopulations of Ghana. Int J Legal Med 134, 1313–1315 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00414-019-02099-w

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