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. 2017 Sep 27;15(3):208–212. doi: 10.15171/ijb.1307

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