Nineshorttandemrepeat(STR)markers(D3S1358,VWA,FGA,THO1,TPOX,CSFIPO,D5S818,D13S317,andD7S820)andasex-identificationmarker(Amel-ogeninlocus)wereamplifiedwithmultiplexPCRandweregenotypedwithafour-colorfluorescencemethodinsamplesfrom174unrelatedHaninpidualsinNorthChina.Theallelefrequencies,genotypefrequencies,heterozygosity,prob-abilityofdiscriminationpowers,probabilityofpaternityexclusionandHardy-Weinbergequilibriumexpectationsweredetermined.TheresultsdemonstratedthatthegenotypesatalltheseSTRlociinHanpopulationconformtoHardy-Weinbergequilibriumexpectations.Thecombineddiscriminationpower(DP)was1.05×10-10withinnineSTRlocianalyzedandtheprobabilityofpaternityexclusion(EPP)was0.9998.TheresultsindicatethatthesenineSTRlociandtheAmelo-geninlocusareusefulmarkersforhumanidentification,paternityandmaternitytestingandsexdeterminationinforensicsciences.
