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. 2014 Jul 3;9(7):e100123. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100123

Table 1. RNA markers and primer sequences used for human tissue identification in the 18 mRNA markers.

Gene Body fluids [primer] µM Single/Multi Genebank accession number Primer sequence (5′to3′) Size(bp) Reference
GD Circulatory blood 0.4/0.2 NM_000190 fw: TGG ATC CCT GAG GAG GGC AGA AG rv: TCT TGT CCC CTG TGG TGG ACA TAG CAA T 177 [11]
LY Circulatory blood 0.4/0.3 NM_002099 fw: CAG ACA AAT GAT ACG CAC AAA CG rv: CCA ATA ACA CCA GCC ATC ACC 188 [14]
HBB Circulatory blood 0.1/0.04 NM_000518 fw: CTG AGA ACT TCA GGC TCC TGG G rv: CAG CAA GAA AGC GAG CTT AGT G 159 *
TN3 Saliva 0.2/0.15 NM_000200 fw: TCA CAT CGA GGC TAT AGA TCA AA rv: GTG TGA TGC GGT ATG ACA AAT 134 *
STATH Nasal secretion 0.4/0.3 NM_003154 fw: ATT GGC CCT CTA GGG TAG CA rv: AGG GCC ATA CCC ATA ACC GA 213 *
PRM2 Semen 0.2/0.15 NM_002762 fw: GTG AGG AGC CTG AGC GAA CGC rv: TTA GTG CCT TCT GCA TGT TCT CTT C 294 [11]
TGM4 Semen 0.2/0.15 NM_003241 fw: AGC CTG GGC ATC TCC TCA CTA CA rv: TGG GTC CAG TTT TTA TTG GGG TGC 103 [15]
MUC4 Vaginal secretion 0.6/0.4 NM_138297 fw: GGA CCA CAT TTT ATC AGG AA rv: TAG AGA AAC AGG GCA TAG GA 235 [11]
HBD1 Vaginal secretion 0.8/0.4 NM_005218 fw: AGA TGG CCT CAG GTG GTA AC rv: GTC ACT CCC AGC TCA CTT GC 170 *
MMP7 Menstrual blood 0.05/0.025 NM_002423 fw: GAA CAG GCT CAG GAC TAT CTC rv: TAA CAT TCC AGT TAT AGG TAG GCC 126 [4]
MMP11 Menstrual blood 0.6/0.4 NM_005940 fw: ACC TTT ACT GAG GTG CAC GAG rv: CAA ATT CAT GGG CTG CCA CC 223 *
KRT4 Oral mucosa 0.05/0.015 NM_002272 fw: AAA GTC CGG ACG GAA GAG rv: TAA GAA CTG CAC CTT GTC G 81 [4]
UMOD Urine 0.8/0.5 NM_003361 fw: GGG ACA GTG TTG ACG AGG AA rv: ATG AGC AGT GCA AAT CGG GA 341 *
DCD Sweat 0.6/0.4 NM_053283 fw: TTT GGT GGC ATA CCC ACT CC rv: CTT TGG TGC CTG TCT GGC TA 204 *
LOR Skin 0.8/0.4 NM_001264 fw: CTT TGG GCT CTC CTT CCT rv: AGA GGT CTT CAC GCA GTC 89 [4]
CST6 Skin 0.8/0.4 NM_001323 fw: CAC GTC GAC CTC ACC ACT TG rv: GCC CTC GGG GAC TTA TCA CA 147 *
GAPDH House-keeping 0.2/0.2 NM_001256799 fw: GTC CAC TGG CGT CTT CAC CA rv: GTG GCA GTG ATG GCA TGG AC 261 [4]
18SrRNA House-keeping 0.025/0.025 NR_003286 fw: CTC AAC ACG GGA AAC CTC AC rv: CGC TCC ACC AAC TAA GAA CG 110 [4]

*Original designed/redesigned for this study using Primer Premier v5.0.