The reference database of highly informative Y-chromosomal short tandem repeat (STR)
haplotypes (YHRD), available online at http://ystr. charite. de, represents the largest …

Paleoanthropological evidence indicates that both the Levantine corridor and the Horn of
Africa served, repeatedly, as migratory corridors between Africa and Eurasia. We have …

Hereditary surnames contain information about relatedness within populations. They have
been used as crude indicators of population structure and migration events, and to …

The Y chromosomes of 549 individuals from Siberia and the Americas were analyzed for 12
biallelic markers, which defined 15 haplogroups. The addition of four microsatellite markers …

The short tandem repeat allele identification tool (STRait Razor), a program used to
characterize the haplotypes of short tandem repeats (STRs) in massively parallel …

We present findings based on a study of Y-chromosome diallelic and microsatellite variation
in 181 Icelanders, 233 Scandinavians, and 283 Gaels from Ireland and Scotland. All but one …

A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay capable of simultaneously amplifying 20
Y chromosome short tandem repeat (STR) markers has been developed to aid human …

Background: Two competing hypotheses for the origins of Polynesians are the 'express-
train'model, which supposes a recent and rapid expansion of Polynesian ancestors from …

Background Sakha–an area connecting South and Northeast Siberia–is significant for
understanding the history of peopling of Northeast Eurasia and the Americas. Previous …

The PowerPlex® Y23 System combines the seventeen Y-STR loci in current commercially
available Y-STR kits (DYS19, DYS385a/b, DYS389I/II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393 …