Table 1

Primers used for allele specific ARMS assays

MutationPrimers*Size (bp)
*Accession numbers for the DHCR7 and HFE genes are AF110060 and Z92910, respectively. The coordinates for each primer are given relative to the genomic DNA sequence, with position 1 being the first base of the translation initiation codon.
IVS8-1G→C(g.9279-9301) 5`-CACAACAGCCCTCAAGGTTGGTG-3`190
(g.9468-9447) 5`-GTGGTACACCAAGTACAGTCCG-3`
T93M(g.708-728) 5`-CAGTGTGACTGCCTGCATCCG-3`231
(g.938-917) 5`-TAGAGCTGGGCGGCTTTCGTCA-3`
W151X(g.3187-3208) 5`-CATACCACAGGGGCATCCTCAC-3`388
(g.3574-3553) 5`-CAGAGCAGGTGCGTGAGGTGCT-3`
V326L(g.9279-9301) 5`-CACAACAGCCCTCAAGGTTGGTG-3`202
(g.9480-9460) 5`-CAGCTGCACGGGGTGGTTCAGA-3`
R404C(g.9675-9694) 5`-GGGCTTCTGGGGCGTGCCCT-3`286
(g.9964-9942) 5`-TGGCAGAACACGCTCTTGACAGC-3`
Internal control(g.3335-3357) 5`-GTGTGTGGAGCCTCAACATCCTG-3`429
(g.3763-3743) 5`-CACAAGACCTCAGACTTCCAG-3`