Table I.

Primers for used for quantitative polymerase chain reaction.

Gene	Forward sequence	Reverse sequence
DLX2	5′-CATGGGCTCCTACCAGTACCAC-3′	5′-TCGGATTTCAGGCTCAAGGTC-3′
GAPDH	5′-GGTGAAGGTCGGTGTGAACG-3′	5′-CTCGCTCCTGGAAGATGGTG-3′
ALP	5′-TGGGCATTGTGACTACCACTCGG-3′	5′-CCTCTGGTGGCATCTCGTTATCC-3′
OCN	5′-GGACCATCTTTCTGCTCACTCTG-3′	5′-GTTCACTACCTTATTGCCCTCCTG-3′
RUNX2	5′-AACTTCCTGTGCTCCGTGCTG-3′	5′-TCGTTGAACCTGGCTACTTGG-3′
MSX2	5′-GGAGCACCGTGGATACAGGA-3′	5′-AGGCTAGAAGCTGGGATGTGG-3′

DLX, distal-less gene; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; OCN, osteocalcin; RUNX2, runt-related transcription factor; MSX, Msh homeobox.