Table I.
Primer sequences for reverse transcription-quantitative polymerase chain reaction analysis.
| Gene | Forward primer (5′-3′) | Reverse primer (5′-3′) | Size, bp |
|---|---|---|---|
| HOXA1 | CCCATGGAGGAAGTGAGAAA | GGACCATGGGAGATGAGAGA | 489 |
| HOXA2 | AGTCTCGCCTTTAACCTAGCA | GGCCTCATACTGCTCTCAGG | 571 |
| HOXA3 | AATGCCAGCAACAACCCTAC | TGACCAGCGAATGCATAGAG | 535 |
| HOXA4 | CCCTGGATGAAGAAGATCCA | GAGGATCGCATCTTGGTGTT | 265 |
| HOXA5 | GTGAAGAAGCCCTGTTCTCG | AACGAGATTGAAGGGGGACT | 244 |
| HOXA6 | CGCGCAAATGAGTTCCTATT | GACCGAGTTGGACTGTTGGT | 199 |
| HOXA7 | GGCTTGCCTGCTACTAGTG | GAAGCTGGAAGCATCTCCAC | 326 |
| HOXA9 | CCACGCTTGACACTCACACT | TCGTCTTTTGCTCGGTCTTT | 382 |
| HOXA10 | GGGGGAAAAAGCCATATCAT | GGGAGAATTGTGGTGTGCTT | 671 |
| HOXA11 | GCTTGGAAGCTTCTGGTGAC | AATTGAGGACAGGCCAACAC | 557 |
| HOXA13 | CTGGAACGGCCAAATGTACT | AGAGATTCGTCGTGGCTGAT | 386 |
| β-actin | GCTCGTCGTCGACAACGGCTC | CAAACATGATCTGGGTCATCTTCTC | 353 |
HOX, homeobox.