Table 2

 Primers used for allele-specific polymerase chain reaction

Primer locationPrimer sequence
3′UTR sequencing primers
    UTR-F5′-gcaaggagagcagccccaagg-3′
    UTR-R5′-agttctcaacactgtcacatc-3′
3′UTR allele-specific primers(+878C→G; use with EX4-F or IVS3-2F primer)
    878C5′-ccctgtccactaagtcacag-3′
    878G5′-ccctgtccactaagtcacac-3′
Intron 3 sequencing primers
    IVS3-F5′-aagttctcaaggtagcag-3′
    IVS3-R5′-aggaacaattagaggctc-3′
Intron 3 allele-specific primers (+266C→T)
    266C5′-gcagaggaacttgcagagcc-3′
    266T5′-gcagaggaacttgcagagct-3′
Intron 3 allele-specific primers (+516C→T)
    516C5′-atgggcctcagcctgacaac-3′
    516T5′-atgggcctcagcctgacaat-3′
Intron 3 allele-specific primers (+648A→G)
    648A5′-gcagtgtgactctcgttcaa-3′
    648G5′-gcagtgtgactctcgttcag-3′
Common reverse primer for intron 3 ASP
    EX4-R5′-tgagtcttagctggctccttg-3′
Extra sequencing primers
    IVS3-2F5′-gagcctctaattgttccttg-3′
    EX4-F5′-tccacccaggtcatggtgatc-3′