Table 1.

Sequence-specific primers for G/C and C/A alleles and their PCR product sizes for positions −137 and −607 in the promoter of theIL-18gene

Sequence-specific Primers	Primer sequence	Product size (bp)
G/C allele at position−137
Common reverse primer	5’–AGGAGGGCAAAATGCACTGG–3’
forward primers 1	5’–CCCCAACTTTTACGGAAGAAAAG–3’	261
forward primers 2	5’–CCCCAACTTTTACGGAAGAAAAC–3’	261
Control forward primer	5’–CCAATAGGACTGATTATTCCGCA–3’	446
C/A allele at position−607
Common reverse primer	5’–TAACCTCATTCAGGACTTCC–3’
forward primers 1	5’–GTTGCAGAAAGTGTAAAAATTATTAC–3’	196
forward primers 2	5’–GTTGCAGAAAGTGTAAAAATTATTAA–3’	196
Control forward primer	5’–CTTTGCTATCATTCCAGGAA–3’	301