Table 2. Benefit and cost details in use to T-ARMS-PCR and PCR-RFLP methods for genotyping the eNOS rs1799983 polymorphism.
Method | T-ARMS-PCR | PCR-RFLP |
Materials for reaction | ● Enzyme and buff ers in PCR | ● Enzyme and buff ers in PCR Restriction enzyme and buffers (MboI enzyme) |
Time | ● 2.5 h for PCR |
● 1.5 h for PCR 3 h for RFLP reaction |
Cost | ● Cost 3.00 US Dollar per sample | ● Cost 4.00 US Dollar per sample |
Problems |
● Fast, no digestion problems ● Common agarose gel electrophoresis ● No restriction enzyme ● No digestion |
● Lengthy, incomplete digestion
problems ● High resolution agarose gel electrophoresis ● MboI restriction enzyme ● Digestion for 3 h |