Table 1.

Primer and probe sequences used for genotyping of IL-6 –174 and IL-6 –572 SNP

Primer name	Sequence 5′–3′
IL-6 –174 forward	GACGACCTAAGCTGCACTTTTC
IL-6 –174 reverse	GGGCTGATTGGAAACCTTATTAAGATTG
IL-6 –572 forward	GCCTTGAAGTAACTGCACGAAATT
IL-6 –572 reverse	CCAGTCATCTGAGTTCTTCTGTGTT
Probe name	Sequence 5′–3′I
IL-6 –174C VIC	CTTTAGCATGGCAAGAC
IL-6 –174G FAM	CTTTAGCATCGCAAGAC
IL-6 –572G VIC	TACAACAGCCCCTCACAG
IL-6 –572C FAM	AACAGCCGCTCACAG

A = adenine, C = cytosine, G = guanine, T = thymine; VIC = VIC®; FAM = 6-carboxyfluorescein.