Y-chromosomal STR haplotypes in Sicily

Eight Y-chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) - DYS19, DYS389-I, DYS389-II, DYS390, DYS391, DYS392, DYS393 and DYS385 - were typed in a population sample (n = 255) of unrelated Sicilian males from nine different towns on the main island and from the island of Pantelleria.