Table 4.

Oligonucleotides Used in the RT, PCR, and SPMS Reactions

Mutation Primer sequence 5‘ → 3‘[i] Direction Size of PCR product (bp) Incorporated [3H]dNTPs in SPMS reaction (normal/ mutant allele)
517C → T 1. PCR: ATGATGGCACTGAACTCCTantisense
 and 2. PCR: Bio-CGGGGAAACCTCAACACsense62
 518G → A 3. MS/517: GTCCAGCTTCCGAAGCCantisenseGGG/A
 4. MS/518: GTCCAGCTTCCGAAGCantisenseC/T
673C → G 5. RT and PCR:  GCGATGCAGCGAAGCAGAGTCantisenseG/CC
 and 6. PCR: Bio-CGGCCTTGGGCGTGGAAGsense94 and
 673C → T 7. MS: GATGTCCTGGTCCTTGGCTCantisense G/A
713T → G 8. PCR: CCTTTCAGCGATGCAGCGAAGCantisense
 9. PCR: = 6.sense101A/C
10. MS: AGCAGAGTCTCGGGATCGTGCantisense
1073delA11. PCR: CATGAAGATGGCCCTGAGGATsense
12. PCR: Bio-GGCATCTGTGCCCCACAAACCAGantisense197A/C
13. MS: GGATGTTGCACGGCAGCTTAsense

[i] Specific activities for tritium-labeled nucleotides: [3H]dATP, 59 Ci/mmoles; [3H]dCTP, 64 Ci/mmoles; [3H]dGTP, 31 Ci/mmoles; [3H]dTTP; 119 Ci/mmoles. (Bio) 5‘biotinylated primer; (MS) solid-phase minisequencing detection primer.