Table 1.

Primers used in the ARMS reactions to genotype codons 198, 219, 234, 259, and 376 and the resulting amino acid in transcobalamin

CodonsForward primer containing the point mutation at the 3′ end and the resulting amino acidReverse primerMolecular weight
198 PIS:5′ acttcaag 581 AC ACA GCA GCA AT
593 3′ Met 
ASP: 5′805 TGA GAC ATG CTG TTC CCA GTT 785 3′ 358 base pairs (bp)  
 TACH: 5′ acttcaag581 AC ACA GCA GCA AC 593 3′ Thr   
219 RAI: 5′637 CCT GGT CGG AGA CAA CAG A 655 3′ Ile ASP: 5′ 805 TGA GAC ATG CTG TTC CCA GTT 785 3′ 294 bp 
 SIN: 5′ 637 CCT GGT CGG AGA CAA CAG C 655 3′ → Leu   
234 CIT: 5′682 GAG GAG ATC TTG AAG GCA CA 701 3′ Gln ASP: 5′ 805 TGA GAC ATG CTG TTC CCA GTT 785 3′ 249 bp 
 RON: 5′ 682 GAG GAG ATC TTG AAG GCA CG 701 3′ Arg   
259 CAS: 5′757 CTC ATG ACT TCC CCC ATG CC 776 3′ Pro ERGE: 5′ 933 TGC CAG ACA GTC TGG GAA GA 914 3′ 176 bp 
 SIS: 5′ 757 CTC ATG ACT TCC CCC ATG CG 776 3′ Arg   
376 CHOC: 5′1108 TAT GAA ACA CAG GCC TCC TC 1127 3′ Ser AS4: 5′ 1230 AGC AAT ACC TTG CAA CAG TGG 1210 3′ 122 bp 
 OLA: 5′ 1108 TAT GAA ACA CAG GCC TCC TT 1127 3′ Leu   
CodonsForward primer containing the point mutation at the 3′ end and the resulting amino acidReverse primerMolecular weight
198 PIS:5′ acttcaag 581 AC ACA GCA GCA AT
593 3′ Met 
ASP: 5′805 TGA GAC ATG CTG TTC CCA GTT 785 3′ 358 base pairs (bp)  
 TACH: 5′ acttcaag581 AC ACA GCA GCA AC 593 3′ Thr   
219 RAI: 5′637 CCT GGT CGG AGA CAA CAG A 655 3′ Ile ASP: 5′ 805 TGA GAC ATG CTG TTC CCA GTT 785 3′ 294 bp 
 SIN: 5′ 637 CCT GGT CGG AGA CAA CAG C 655 3′ → Leu   
234 CIT: 5′682 GAG GAG ATC TTG AAG GCA CA 701 3′ Gln ASP: 5′ 805 TGA GAC ATG CTG TTC CCA GTT 785 3′ 249 bp 
 RON: 5′ 682 GAG GAG ATC TTG AAG GCA CG 701 3′ Arg   
259 CAS: 5′757 CTC ATG ACT TCC CCC ATG CC 776 3′ Pro ERGE: 5′ 933 TGC CAG ACA GTC TGG GAA GA 914 3′ 176 bp 
 SIS: 5′ 757 CTC ATG ACT TCC CCC ATG CG 776 3′ Arg   
376 CHOC: 5′1108 TAT GAA ACA CAG GCC TCC TC 1127 3′ Ser AS4: 5′ 1230 AGC AAT ACC TTG CAA CAG TGG 1210 3′ 122 bp 
 OLA: 5′ 1108 TAT GAA ACA CAG GCC TCC TT 1127 3′ Leu   

The point mutation of interest occurs at the 3′ terminus last base of the forward primers (bold). The additional mismatch introduced in some primers is underlined.

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