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Table 1 Primer pairs used to amplify study genes

From: Assessment of correlation between asthenozoospermia and mitochondrial DNA mutations in Egyptian infertile men

Primer name

Genomic location (bp)

Sequence (5′-3′)

GC content (%)

Annealing temp.

Product size (bp)

ND1 F

ND1 R

3245-3264

4370-4351

CCCCGGTAATCGCATAAAACT

TTTTGGATTCTCAGGGATGG

45

45

66oC

66oC

1125

ND2 F

ND2 R

4382-4402

5565-5545

CCTATCACACCCCATCCTAAA

TGCAACTTACTGAGGGCTTTG

47

47

69oC

69oC

1183

ATPase6 F

ATPase6 R

8531-8552

9185-9206

AAC GAA AAT CTG TTC GCT TCA

ATG TGT TG T CGT GCA GGT GA

47

47

69oC

69oC

675

  1. F forward primer, R reverse primer, bp base pair position related to the reference human mitochondrial sequence (accession number NC_012920.1)