Table 1. Primers used in the analysis of the BNIP3L gene.

		Sequence (5′–3′)	Size (bp)
RT-PCR
BNIP3L	F	ctgagtgccggagacggtcc	364
	R	ctgccatcttcttgtggcgaagg
β-actin	F	cgtgacaataaggagaagctgtgc	375
	R	ctcaggaggagcaatgatcttgat
Northern analysis
BNIP3L	F	ctgagtgccggagacggtcc	993
	R	ctggcatttgcggaaaagaagccc
GAPDH	F	atggatccagtccatgccatcactgcc	470
	R	atggtaccgaggtccaccaccctgttg
Homozygous deletion analysis
Exon 1	F	ctgactcgagcgtctccacgtccg	444
	R	cccatgcctgagccaatgagctgc
Exon 2	F	gacagatttcagttctgctgtgg	295
	R	gtgaatgagccctgtaacccacctg
Exon 3	F	gcagaacattttgggagtaagaatgc	462
	R	ccttagttgtaaaggagtgcg
Exons 4 and 5	F	gagacacaaccttatgagtttgg	640
	R	caccacttcacaggtcacacgc
Exon 6	F	gcggtacccacaaacctttagagcc	221
	R	caccacttcacaggtcacacgc
DHPLC analysis
Exon 1	F	ctgactcgagcgtctccacgtccg	444
	R	cccatgcctgagccaatgagctgc
Exon 2	F	gacagatttcagttctgctgtgg	295
	R	gtgaatgagccctgtaacccacctg
Exon 3	F	gcagaacattttgggagtaagaatgc	462
	R	ccttagttgtaaaggagtgcg
Exon 4	F	gagacacaaccttatgagtttgg	259
	R	gcgtgcgcagatcaactgtgtcc
Exon 5	F	cttgtcagtggacacagttgatctgc	414
	R	gtagaacaattgtgcaccc
Exon 6	F	gcggtacccacaaacctttagagcc	221
	R	caccacttcacaggtcacacgc