Announcement of Population Data Genetic STRs variation in a large population from Tuscany (Italy)

Allelefrequencies for17STRs,togetherwithsomeparametersofforensicinterest,were estimatedinasampleof835unrelated individuals born in Tuscany, an Italian region. These data were compared with Italian, Chinese, Kosovo Albanian, Romanian and Tunisian populations, strongly represented in this area. No significant differences in single loci were detected, except for Chinese in comparison with all the other populations. # 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.