1997•Journal of Forensic SciencesRequires access
HLA-DQA1 and Polymarker Allele Frequencies in Two New York City Jewish Populations
Igor L. Medintz, Louis Levine, Leslie D. McCurdy, Luis A. Chiriboga, Charles R. Kingston, R J Desnick, Christine M. Eng, Lawrence Kobilinsky
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Abstract
Allele and genotype frequencies were determined for the HLA-DQA1 and Amplitype Polymarker loci (low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), glycophorin A (GYPA), hemoglobin G gammaglobin (HBGG), D7S8, and group-specific component (Gc)) in Hasidic and non-Hasidic Ashkenazi New York City Jewish subpopulations. For all loci tested, except HBGG, the 2 subpopulations meet the assumption of Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Comparison of various allele and genotype frequencies for the Hasidic and the non-Hasidic groups showed no significant differences. Comparison of the various allele frequencies in the two subpopulations to another Caucasian group revealed significant differences at the HLA-DQA1 and D7S8 loci in the Hasidic group. These frequency data can be used for comparison to other populations and for frequency estimates in DNA profiling.