Table 1.

The PCR and sequencing primers for the exons in which mutations were detected

Exon	Forward primer	Reverse primer
16*	AGGACCCTCTGGTGTCCGAC	TGTTGCTGGCAGCGGGTAC
26b	CTCAACGTGGACCAGAAGGT	TCAGCCCACACTCCCTTTAC

*Primers based on published sequences [16].