Table 1

PCR primer sequences for mutation analyses in the GCDH gene

Primer nameSequence (5′-3′)SequencingDGGE Primer 5′ tail
Primer 5′ tailProduct size (bp)
A DGGE analysis and sequencing of all exons
Exon 1 GCDH-1FTCGTTGCTCCGCTCGCTCTGP51216
GCDH-1RAGTCCCTAAACCCCCAGTTCM1365mer
Exon 2 GCDH-2FAGTGTGGGGTCGGGAGTGTGP5126040mer
GCDH-2RCGGGCAGCTCTCGGATTCTGP172
Exon 3 GCDH-3FGAAGGGAGGGCACAGTGATP5128060mer
GCDH-3RGCGGAGGAGCAGTCTCAGP172
Exon 4 GCDH-4FATAGCCACCCCACCTCAAGP51261
GCDH-4RAAGGAGGAAGAGGCTTTCAGAP17240mer
Exon 5 GCDH-5FTGTCCTTATTCAGCCCTGTCM1333840mer
GCDH-5RGACTGTCTTCCTTCCACCAGP172
Exon 6 GCDH-6FGGCAGCCTTGTGACTTTGTCP172272
GCDH-6RAGTCGGTGAGGGGTCTGACM1340mer
Exon 7 GCDH-7FTGGGCAGGTGGTGAACAGP172373
GCDH-7RCCGCATCCGCAGGTGACP5140mer
Exon 8 GCDH-8FCTTTCCCTGCTTCAGAGTTGP17226440mer
GCDH-8RCCACACCCCCAGAGAATCM13
Exon 9 GCDH-9F-aGACGGGGTGGGAGAGTGP172359/
GCDH-9R-aAGCCCATCAAGGACAAGAGP51/
Exon 9 GCDH-9F-bGCCTCCCCTCGCTCTTAC/40mer
GCDH-9R-bCTCCAGGAAGACACAAGGTC/
Exon 10 GCDH-10FGCCCACTGGTCCCTCATTGP17237840mer
GCDH-10RTACCCCCTCCCCAGACACTM13
GCDH-c.1173-RTACTCGTCAGAAATCCCAGT//
Exon 11 GCDH-11FAAAACTCCAAACCGACTCTGTM13418/
GCDH-11R-aGAAGCTGCTATTTCAGGGTAAP172/
Exon 11 GCDH-11FAAAACTCCAAACCGACTCTGT/40mer
GCDH-11R-bCGCCACCTCCCTTTCTAAG/
GCDH-c.1482-FTCCCTTCTGAAGTCGATC//
B Primer 5′ tails for sequencing
M13TATGTAAAACGACGGCCAGT
P172TATTATAGGGCGAATTGGGT
P51TATAAGGGAACAAAAGCTGG
C Primer 5′ tails for DGGE
40merCGCCCGCCGCGCCCCGCGCCCGTCCCGCCGCCCCCGCCCG
60merCGCCCGCCGCCCCGCCGCCCGCTCGCCGCCCGCCGCGCCCCTGCCCGCCGCCCCCGCCCG
65merCGCCCCGCCCGCCGCCCCGCCGCCCGCTCGCCGCCCGCCGCGCCCCTGCCCGCCGCCCCCGCCCG
  • The appropriate universal sequence (B) or GC clamp (C) was attached 5′ to the specific primers (A). The ACRS primersGCDH-c.1173-R (together with 10F, product size 253 bp) and GCDH-c.1482-F (together with 11R-a, product size 141 bp) were used for the analysis of polymorphisms G391G and c.1482A>G, respectively. Primers for sequencing and DGGE of exons 9 and 11 were at different positions.