Figure 1.

The structure of five sarcomeric protein genes. Primers for long-range PCR employed in this study are illustrated by lines, each annotated with PCR product size (bp). (A) The MYBPC3 gene was amplified in five fragments covering the promoter region and the coding sequences of exons 1–5 and 13–35. (B) The MYH7 gene, including its promoter, was amplified in three fragments. (C) TPM1, including its promoter, was amplified in six fragments. (D) TNNT2, including its promoter, was amplified in four fragments. (E) The TNNI3 gene, including its promoter, was amplified in two fragments.