TABLE 1.

Primers used for qPCR assay

Gene	Sequences
CD44	Forward: 5′‐TATAACCTGCCGCTTTGCGA−3′; Reverse: 5’‐CAGGTCTCAAATCCGATGC −3’.
E‐cadherin	Forward: 5′‐GAACGCATTGCCACATACAC−3′; Reverse: 5′‐GAGGATGGTGTAAGCGATGG−3′.
Vimentin	Forward: 5′‐GTACCGGAGACAGGTGCAGT−3′; Reverse: 5′‐CTCAATGACAAGGGCCATCT−3′.
N‐cadherin	Forward: 5′‐ATGGAAGGCAATCCCACATA−3′; Reverse: 5′‐CAGTAGGATCTCCGCCACTG−3′.
GAPDH	Forward: 5′‐AGCCACATCGCTCAGACAC−3′; Reverse: 5′‐GCCCAATACGACCAAATCC−3′.