Table 1.

Oligonucleotides



Locus

Oligonucleotide*

Modification

Use

MID42

5'-tactatgtatttatacgttaagacctctatgaatgaatgta

5' Dual biotin

Bound to beads

MID42

5'-cgttaagacctctatgaatgaatgta

None

Forward primer for PCR

MID42

5'-gaaaggtaagtacagggaaagg

None

Reverse primer for PCR

MID42

5'-cacgcagattgaattaaacAGTTagttacaaagacacgtg

5' 6-FAM

Hybridization probe for L allele

MID42

5'-cacgcagattgaattaaacagttacaaagacacgtg

5' Biotin

Hybridization probe for S allele

calpain-10

5'-aggtcccagagggtggaaggagccaggacgcacccccactgctgctg

5' Dual biotin

Bound to Beads

calpain-10

5'-aggtcccagagggtggaag

None

Forward primer for PCR

calpain-10

5'-ttgcgatggtcactgtgaag

None

Reverse primer for PCR

calpain-10

5'-cacggtaggtgctTgcaggcagcgtg

5' 6-FAM

Hybridization probe for A allele

calpain-10

5'-cacggtaggtgccCgcaggcagcgtg

5' Biotin

Hybridization probe for G allele

KRAS2

5'-ttcgtccacaaaatgattctgaattagctgtatcgtcaagg

5' Dual biotin

Bound to beads

KRAS2

5'-agaatggtcctgcaccagtaa

None

Reverse primer for PCR

KRAS2

5'-catgttctaatatagtcacattttca

None

Forward primer for PCR

KRAS2

5'-cacgggagctGGTGGCgtagcgtg

5' 6-FAM

Hybridization probe for wild-type allele

KRAS2

5'-ccacgggagctgatggcgtagcgtgg

5' Biotin

Hybridization probe for mutant allele

6 FAM, 6-carboxyfluorescein.

*The bases in uppercase letters represent allelic differences.

Hybridization probes each contained 4 bases at their 5' and 3' ends to form hairpins, as explained in the text.