Table 1
Nucleotide sequences of primer pairs for PCR amplification ofPOU1F1DNA fragment

Name of primer	Sequence	Size of products
POU1F1 gene in intron 1 region		1091 or 778 bp
Forward 5′-CAT TCC CAT TCT GCC ATT TG-3′ (20 mer)
Reverse 5′-CCT GTT GCT GTG TTT CCC AG-3′ (22 mer)