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. 2021 Apr 28;11(5):803. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics11050803

Table 2.

Conditions of testing and optimization of ddPCR assays.

Gene, SNP rs Number Allele Primer F (5′–3′) Primer R (5′–3′) Probe (5′–3′) PCR Product bp Specificity to cffDNA Optimal Annealing Temperature
Fluorophore Sequence of the Probe Quencher 55 °C ** 60 °C
RHD RHD GGGTGTTGTAACCGAGTGCTG CTCCAAGCAGACCCAGCAAG 56-FAM CCCACAGCTCCATCATGGGCTACAA 3IAkFQ 72 * YES YES YES
GGGTGTTGTAACCGAGTGCTG CCGGCTCCGACGGTATC 134 YES YES YES
β-globin --- GTGCATCTGACTCCTGAGGAGA CCTTGATACCAACCTGCCCAG 5HEX AAGGTGAACGTGGATGAAGTTGGTGG 3IAkFQ 74 * YES YES YES
RHCE, rs609320 RHE ATTCTTCCTTTGGATTGGAC CTTGTGGATGTTCTGGC 5HEX TCAGCAGAGGAGAGTTG 3IAkFQ 64 * YES YES YES
TGGCATTCTTCCTTTGGATTGG CTCAGACCTTTGGAGCAGGAGT 134 YES YES YES
RHe ATTCTTCCTTTGGATTGGAC CTTGTGGATGTTCTGGC 56-FAM TCAGCAGAGCAGAGTTG 3IAkFQ 64 * YES YES YES
TGGCATTCTTCCTTTGGATTGG CTCAGACCTTTGGAGCAGGAGT 134 YES YES YES
RHCE, rs676785 RHC AATACCTGAACAGTGTGATG CTGCTGGACGGCTTC 5HEX CCTTCCCAGAAGGGAAC 3IAkFQ 74 * YES YES NO
CCAGCCACCATCCCAATACC TGTGCAGTGGGCAATCCTG 94 YES YES NO
RHc AATACCTGAACAGTGTGATG CTGCTGGACGGCTTC 56-FAM GATGACCACCTTCCCAGGAGGGAA 3IAkFQ 74 * YES YES NO
CCAGCCACCATCCCAATACC TGTGCAGTGGGCAATCCTG 94 YES YES NO
KEL, rs8176058 KEL1 ddPCR Mutation Assay: KEL p.T193M, Human 56-FAM ddPCR Mutation Assay: KEL p.T193M, Human 3IAkFQ 65 * YES YES NO
GGTAAATGGACTTCCTTAAAC CTGAAGAAAGGGAAATGG 56-FAM TAACCGAATGCTGAGACTTCTGATGAGTCAG 3IAkFQ 77 NO NO NO
KEL2 ddPCR Mutation Assay: KEL p.T193M, Human 5HEX ddPCR Mutation Assay: KEL p.T193M, Human 3IAkFQ 65 * YES YES NO
GGTAAATGGACTTCCTTAAAC CTGAAGAAAGGGAAATGG 5HEX TAACCGAACGCTGAGACTTCTGATGAGTCAG 3IAkFQ 77 NO NO NO

* Assays selected for ddPCR as proper for plasma samples analysis. ** Annealing temperature 55 °C was used for plasma samples analysis, as optimal.