Table 1.

RT-PCR primer sequences

Primer	Sequence
B2m	Forward: 5′-TGC TAC GTG TCT CAG TTC CA-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GCT CCT TCA GAG TGA CGT GT-3′
TG1	Forward: 5′-GAC TAC TCT CGA GGC ACC AA-3′
	Reverse: 5′-CGT GTG CAG AGT TGA AGT TG-3′
TG2	Forward: 5′-GGG AAT ACG TCC TCA CAC AG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GTC ATC ATT GCA GTT GAC CA-3′
TG3	Forward: 5′-GAA CCT GGA ACG GTA GTG TG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GCT ATC ACT GCC TTT CTC CA-3′
TG4	Forward: 5′-ATA GAA TGC ACC CCA GTG AA-3′
	Reverse: 5′-ACA TGC TTA CCA AGG CTC AG-3′
TG5	Forward: 5′-TAT TTT CAA ACC CCC TCT CG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-TCT GCC TTT GTC CAC TCT TG-3′
TG7	Forward: 5′-GGA CAG CCT GTG AAA TAT GG-3′
	Reverse: 5′-GGT GGA AGG TCT TTC CTG AT-3′
FXIII	Forward: 5′-AAA CTG CCC TGA TGT ATG GA-3′
	Reverse: 5′-CCC CAG TGT AGA AGG TGA TG-3′

Forward and reverse sequence of the primers used for RT-PCR. The uniqueness of each of the primers was confirmed by a BLAST search using each primer set biased toward picking “somewhat dissimilar sequences.” B2m, β₂-microglobulin; TG, transglutaminase; FXIII, Factor XIII.