Table 1.

Primers used in the reverse transcription and PCR steps.

RNA	5′-3′ primer
	Reverse transcription specific primers	PCR primers
		Forward primer	Reverse primer
miR146a	Stem loop primer   GTCGTATCCAGTGCGTGTCGTGGAGT   CGGCAATTGCACTGGATACGACaaccca	GGGTGAGAACTGAATTCCA	CAGTGCGTGTCGTGGAGT