Table 1.

PCR primers used in this study.

Gene	Sequence (5′-3′)	Amplicon Size (bp)	Purpose of Primers
KRTAP20-2	CAGACTATAGAGACAGATTCC CCAATTAGTTGAGTTTCTCTG	273	Gene identification and SSCP analysis
KRTAP20-2	TGGAAACTACTATGGCGGCC TATCTTCTGCAACAGGATGG	156	Reverse transcription (RT)-PCR
β-actin	AGCCTTCCTTCCTGGGCATGGA GGACAGCACCGTGTTGGCGTAGA	113	RT-PCR

bp: base pairs; SSCP: single stranded conformational polymorphism.