Table I.

Real-time QPCR primers.

Gene name	Accession no.	Primer (5'-3')
Human
LDLR	NM 000527.4	ctgaaatcgccgtgttactg
		gccaatcccttgtgacatct
PCSK9	NM 174936.3	ccaagcctcttcttacttcacc
		gcatcgttctgccatcact
GAPDH	NM 002046.3	aagaaggtggtgaagcagg
		aggtggaggagtgggtgtcg
Hamster
LDLR	NM 010700	ttgggttgattccaaactcc
		gattggcactgaaaatggct
PCSK9	NM 153565	tgctccagaggtcatcacag
		gtcccactctgtgacatgaag
GAPDH	DQ 403055	aactttggcattgtggaagg
		ggatgcagggatgatgttct

LDLR, low-density lipoprotein receptor; PCSK9: proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9; GAPDH: glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase.