Table 1.

Primers used for the Quantitative PCR studies described.

Name	Sequence	Product size
Hbb-bh1(fetal hgb)_Forward	GTTAAGAACATGGACAACCTCAAGGA	127
Hbb-bh1_Reverse	GAGTAGAAAGGACAATCACCAACATG
Hbb-b1(adult hgb)_F	ACGCCGATGAAGTTGGTGGT	110
Hbb-b1_R	CATGATAGCAGAGGCAGAGGATAGG
IL2_F	CCCAGGATGCTCACCTTCAAATT	96
IL2_R	ATGCCGCAGAGGTCCAAGTT
IL4_F	CCACGGATGCGACAAAAATCA	157
IL4_R	CACCTTGGAAGCCCTACAGAC
IL6_F	AGAAAGACAAAGCCAGAGTCCTTCAG	157
IL6_R	GTCCTTAGCCACTCCTTCTGTGACT
Ifnγ_F	CCTCATGGCTGTTTCTGGCTGTTA	359
Ifnγ_R	CATTGAATGCTTGGCGCTGGACC
Hprt_F	CAGTCCCAGCGTCGTGAT	137
Hprt_R	CAAGTCTTTCAGTCCTGTCCATAA
Ywhaz_F	GCA ACG ATG TAC TGT CTC TTT TGG	149
Ywhaz_R	GTCCACAATTCCTTTCTTGTCATC