Table 1

 PCR primers and restriction digests

PolymorphismPositionPrimers (5′–3′)Annealing temperature(°C)Detection methodRestriction enzymeReferences
N/A, not applicable.
MMP-9
    −1702T>APromoterP13F gcctggcacatagtaggccc59PCR-SSCPN/AMinematsu et al9
P14R cttcctagccagccggcatc
    −1562C>TPromoterP13F gcctggcacatagtaggccc59PCR-RFLPFokIMinematsu et al9
P14R cttcctagccagccggcatc
    −861C>TPromoterP9F gtgacataatcatggctcac53PCR-RFLPHsp92IIMinematsu et al9
P10R cttcctctccctgcttcatc
    836G>A (Arg279Gln)Exon 6E6F ctcgccccaggactctacac55PCR-RFLPBsoBIMinematsu et al9
E6R gtggaggtacctcgggtcggg
TIMP-1
    323C>T (Pro87Pro)Exon 4T1F agacacttcccctcatccatc59PCR-SSCPN/AGenbank D11139
T1R gaccattcccatcagagcctc
    434T>C (Phe124Phe)Exon 5T2F ccaccccaatttcagtctatcg64PCR-SSCPN/AGenbank D11139
T2R gtcagggtccaggcactcact
    536C>T (Ile158Ile)Exon 6T3F ggggctgtcctgggctatgta58PCR-RFLPFokIGenbank D11139
T3R gaggcaggcaggcaaggtgac
    595C>T (Ser178Phe)Exon 6T4F tcattgcttgtggacggac54PCR-SSCPN/AGenbank D11139
T4R gtggacactgtgcaggctt