Table 1.

Sequence of primers used in real-time RT-PCR

Gene	Forward primer (5′ → 3′)	Reverse Primer (5′ → 3′)
PCSK9	CGGGAAGGACATCATCGG	GGTTCAGCATCATAGCCACAAT
LDLR	GATTGGCTATGAGTGCCTATGTC	GTGAAGAGCAGAAACCCTATGG
SREBP2	AGCATACCGCAAGGTGTTCC	CCAGGTGTCTACTTCTCCGTGT
HNF1α	ATGACACGGATGACGATGGG	ATGGGTCCTCCTGAAGAAGTGA
GAPDH	ACAGCAACAGGGTGGTGGAC	TTTGAGGGTGCAGCGAACTT

PCSK9 = proprotein convertases subtilisin kexin 9; LDLR = low-density lipoprotein receptor; SREBP-2 = sterol response element binding protein-2; HNF1α = hepatocytenuclear factor 1α; GAPDH = glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.