TABLE 1.

Primers used for RT-PCR

Gene	Location	DNA sequence (5′ – 3′)	cDNA size
			bp
ATOH8	Exon 1	CCTCCTCCGAGATCAAAGC	219
	Exon 2	CGGCACTGTAGTCAAGGTCA
DUSPI	Exon 3	CTGCCTTGATCAACGTCTCA	160
	Exon 4	ACCCTTCCTCCAGCATTCTT
GATA2	Exon 2	GTCACTGACGGAGAGCATGA	232
	Exon 3	GCCTTCTGAACAGGAACGAG
HAMP	Exon 1	TGGCACTGAGCTCCCAGATC	209
(human hepcidin)	Exon 3	CGCAGCAGAAAATGCAGATG
ID1	Exon 1	AAACGTGCTGCTCTACGACA	153
	Exon 1	GATTCCGAGTTCAGCTCCAA
SLC6A19	Exon 11	ACCCTGGCTACGAGGAATTT	212
	Exon 12	GTACTTCAGGTCCCCGTTCA
SMAD7	Exon 1	TCCTGCTGTGCAAAGTGTTC	211
	Exon 2/3	TCTGGACAGTCTGCAGTTGG
S17	Exon 2	CATTATCCCCAGCAAAAAGC	155
	Exon 3/4	AGGCTGAGACCTCAGGAACA
Hamp1	Exon 2	GAGACAGACTACAGAGCTGCAG	182
(mouse hepcidin 1)	Exon 3	GTCAGGATGTGGCTCTAGGCTA
S17	Exon 2	ATCCCCAGCAAGAAGCTTCGGAACA	332
	Exon 5	TATGGCATAACAGATTAAACAGCTC