OBJECTIVES: To recognize the possibility of Y fragment deletion of Amelogenin gene intuitively and simply according to the genotyping graphs. METHODS: By calculating the ratio of total peak height of genotyping graphs, the statistics of equilibrium distribution between Amelogenin and D3S1358 loci, Amelogenin X-gene and Amelogenin Y-gene, and different alleles of D3S1358 loci from 1 968 individuals was analyzed after amplified by PowerPlex^® 21 detection kit. RESULTS: Sum of peak height of Amelogenin X allele was not less than 60% that of D3S1358 loci alleles in 90.8% female samples, and sum of peak height of Amelogenin X allele was not higher than 70% that of D3S1358 loci alleles in 94.9% male samples. CONCLUSIONS The result of genotyping after amplified by PowerPlex^® 21 detection kit shows that the possibility of Y fragment deletion should be considered when only Amelogenin X-gene of Amelogenin is detected and the peak height of Amelogenin X-gene is not higher than 70% of the total peak height of D3S1358 loci.
Alleles ; Amelogenin/genetics* ; Asian People/genetics* ; DNA Fingerprinting/methods* ; Female ; Genotype ; Humans ; Male ; Mutation ; Polymerase Chain Reaction/methods* ; Population Groups