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. 2014 Feb 26;2:281. Originally published 2013 Dec 20. [Version 2] doi: 10.12688/f1000research.2-281.v2

Table 3. Genes and amplicons used in the hexaplex body fluid HRM assay.

Body fluid Gene Amplicon size
(base pairs)
Amplicon T m Primer sequence (5′–3′)
°C Range (± 3SD)
Saliva HTN3 134 76.6 76.0 – 77.2 F: GCAAAGAGACATCATGGGTA
R: GCCAGTCAAACCTCCATAATC
Vaginal IL19 109 78.6 78.0 – 79.2 F: AACCACGGTCTCAGGAGATG
R: TGACATTTGGGAAGGTGTCC
Menstrual blood MMP10 178 81.9 81.5 – 82.3 F: GGGGGTGACGTTGGTCACTTCAGCTC
R: GGGGGCTGGAGAATGTGAGTGGAGT
Semen TGM4 164 82.7 82.4 – 83.0 F: ATGGTGTAAAGAGGACATGGTT
R: GGGAAATGCAGCAGTCCAG
Skin CCL27 142 84.9 84.8 – 84.9 F: AGCACTGCCTGCTGTACTCA
R: AGATGCTGCGTTGAGCCA
Blood ALAS2 222 86.8 86.6 – 86.9 F: TGTGTCCGTCTGGTGTAGTA
R: GAGTCATTGGCAACAAAGCA
DNA -- 80.6 80.2 – 80.9 NA (product originates from IL19)

*underline indicates non-template sequence addition; report amplicon size includes the non-template sequence additions