Table 1.

Primers used for conventional PCR and real-time PCR

Conventional PCR primers
Gene name	Accession no.	Sense primer	Position	Antisense primer	Position
SynCAM1 promoter	NT_033899	tatttttattagagacggagtttc	18,939,510-487	gcggacagctaatgagatg	18,937,656-578
DN SynCAM1	AF539424	agatctaggcgtgtacggtgggaggtcta	122–145	gtcgacgcaaaatagcggcccagaatgat	1405–1428
DN SynCAM1 genotyping	AF539424 and U55762	cctcccacaacaaccaccaccact	1140–1163	gccctcgccggacacgctgaac	759–780
CASK	NM_022184	tattcggtcgaccggaccatggccgacgacgacgtgct	25–50	tattcgccgcgggcaatagacccaggagaccgggac	2737–2760

Real-time PCR primers and probe
Gene name	Accession no.	Sense primer	Sense primer position	Antisense primer	Antisense primer position	Probe	Probe position
SynCAM1	AF539424	ccctcctcccacaacaacc	1033-1051	ggtcccctcttcacctgctc	1107–1126	cacctccatccttaccatcatcacagattct	1075–1105