Table 1.
Exon-spanning PCR primers
| Forward (5' to 3') | Reverse (5' to 3') | Product size (base pairs) | |
| ARP | CTCTGGAGAAACTGCTGCC | TGTAGATGCTGCCATTGTCG | 378 |
| VEGF | GTCTTCAAGGAGCGCTGGTTCTG | TAGCCCGGTTCTACCTTCAG | 354 |
| PlGF | GAAGCCGGAAGGAGGAGAC | GTCTGTGGCCTTCTCTC | 321 |
| MMP-1 | GGAGATCATCGGGACAACTC | ACCGGACTTCATATGTCG | 529 |
| MMP-2 | CAAGTGGTCCGTGTGAAGTATG | CGTCATCGTAGTTGGCTGTG | 496 |
| MMP-3 | GACAAAGGATACAACAGGGACC | TATCAGAAATGGCTGCATCG | 575 |
| MMP-8 | GAAGCCGGAAGGAGGAGAC | GTCTGTGGCCTTCTCTC | 321 |
| MMP-9 | CAAGGATGGGAAGTACTGGCG | TCAACTCACTCCGGGAACTC | 464 |
| MMP-13 | GATACGTTCTTACAGAAG | GACAAATCATCTTCATCACC | 496 |
| MT1-MMP | GTCTTCAAGGAGCGCTGGTTCTG | TAGCCCGGTTCTACCTTCAG | 488 |
| TIMP-1 | CTTGCTGCTCTACCTCCACC | CTGCATTCACATTTGTTGTGC | 548 |
| TIMP-2 | GAGTGCAAGATCACGCGCGCTGCC | TGGGAGATCCCTAAGTGCTG | 469 |
ARP, acidic ribosomal protein; MMP, matrix metalloproteinase; PlGF, placental growth factor; TIMP, tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.