Table 1.

VNTR primer sequences

VNTR	Length TR	Forward primer	Length 5′	Reverse primer	Length 3′
VNTR A*	19	GAGGGATATACCCCACCTCTTT	5	GGGGAAGTATGATCCCGAAG	17
VNTR B*	21	CCGGAATAATCCGCTTATGA	22	ATCACCAGAGTTGGCGATTC	3
VNTR C*	24	TGGTTTAGGAACCGGTGTTG	47	CACATTAAAGCCTGTGCAGGTA	38
VNTR D*	24	ATCATGGCGGTTGGGATG	2	CACAGGCTCGACAACCACTA	13
VNTR E*	68	TGTTCAATTTTGATTGTTTTGTTCA	73	TATATGGCGGTCGGCTTAAT	2
VNTR F	48	TACCCCAATCTGCCTTGTTG	70	CATGCTCCTGCGTGGTATAA	41
VNTR G	18	GTCATTACGGCCCAGGTG	20	TGAGGCTGCAAAGACAGATG	22

Five VNTR loci (depicted with *) were used to combine in the multiplex PCR. Of each VNTR locus the length, forward primer and reverse primer are given. The distance (in base pairs) between the primer annealing site and the tandem repeat was mentioned as length 5′ and length 3′.