Genetic data of twelve X-STRs in a Japanese immigrant population resident in Brazil.

In the last years, several works have been published on the variability of X-markers; however, few were on Asian populations. In this work, we present the genetic data of 12 X-STRs (DXS9895, DXS7132, DXS6800, DXS9898, DXS6789, DXS7133, GATA172D05, DXS7130, HPRTB, GATA31E08, DXS7423, DXS10011) obtained from a sample of 232 individuals of Japanese origin residing in Brazil. Most markers investigated present a high genetic diversity, with the exception of DXS6800. No deviations from Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium were observed, with the exception of DXS7133 locus. Linkage disequilibrium analysis did not reveal consistent evidence of association between the X-STRs used. The comparison of the Japanese immigrant population with other Asian populations (Japanese, Chinese, and Korean) demonstrates the inexistence of significant allelic frequency differences between these populations in most systems investigated.