Table 1.

Primers used in this study, designed and optimized by Primerdesign Ltd

Gene	Accession number	Product length	Sequence
Kcnq1	NM_008434	75	5′‐CTCGGAGTCACACGCTTCT‐3′
			3′‐GCTTGAACTTCTTCTTCTTTACCAT‐5′
Kcnq2	NM_010611	111	5′‐CCCTCATTGGTGTCTCGTTCT‐3′
			3′‐GGTTCCGCCGTTTCTCAAAG‐5′
Kcnq3	NM_152923	93	5′‐GAAGAGGGGCAGAGGAGGA‐3′
			3′‐CCTGTACTTGGCGTTGTTCC‐5′
Kcnq4	NM_001081142	112	5′‐GTGGTCTTTGGCTTGGAGTATAT‐3′
			3′‐CGATGACACAGAAGGGTTTCC‐5′
Kcnq5	NM_001160139	107	5′‐GTCAGATAAGAAGAGCCGAGAGA‐3′
			3′‐CGATGGACTGGACCTGTTTCT‐5′
Kcne1	NM_008424	111	5′‐GTTTCCCCAAATCTCTCCACATT‐3′
			3′‐AGCACACACTTCCCATTTCAAA‐5′
Kcne2	NM_134110	97	5′‐CCTGGTATTTAACTGAGTTGGACAT‐3′
			3′‐GCACTGGGGGCTCTTGAAT‐5′
Kcne3	NM_001190869	99	5′‐CTCAACCATATCAAGCCACAGT‐3′
			3′‐GCCTATCAGTCCCTCTTCTCT‐5′
Kcne4	NM_021342	88	5′‐GGAGGAGGGGGCTGATGA‐3′
			3′‐CTGGTGGATGTTCTCGGAAGA‐5′
Kcne5	NM_021487	146	5′‐GCACGAAGAGACCTCAGACAT‐3′
			3′‐GGACAGGAAAACAAGAACACCAT‐5′
Kcnb1	NM_008420	77	5′‐CCAGTCTCAACCCATCCTCAA‐3′
			3′‐TGCTGCCCATCTCCAGTTC‐5′