Table 2

Novel microsatellite markers in the class III HLA region

MicrosatelliteRange (bp)Repeat sequencePCR primers (5′-3′)Allele numberHeterozygosity (%)
62146–197(TC)10CCT(C)5-(TC)3-(C)3-TGCAA-(CA)15(CA)15 TCCAATCACCTCTGCTCACCTC1482.4
CTAGATTTCATCCAGCCACAGG
82-186–113(CA)13-CGCACG-(CA)5 CAGGAGCCAGGATGGAGACC1381.3
AGACCCTGTCTCCCTGTCTC
9N-298-120(CA)23 GTCTTCCCTGAAGCGTCTCC772.3
AACAGAGCAAGACTCTGTCTAG
D3A113–144(CA)18-GAGA-(CA)4-GA(CA)3 CACTTAAGGACAGCAAAGCCAG675.9
CTTCTGTAAGCCTCAGTCTC
LH-179–103(CA)21 CTAGTTGAATGTTGAAGGTGTACC1171.0
GCTAGTCTGTGCCAAGGAACTC