Research Article

Clinical Significance of Epigenetic Inactivation of hMLH1 and BRCA1 in Tunisian Patients with Invasive Breast Carcinoma

Table 1

Summary of primer sequences, annealing temperature, product size and number of cycle used in MSP assay. M: methylated DNA, U: unmethylated DNA, F: forward, R: Reverse.

GeneSequence ( - ) (°C)Size (bp)PCR cycles

hMLH1 (U)FTTTTGATGTAGATGTTTTATTAGGGTTGT 60 114 30
RACCACCTCATCATAACTACCCACA
hMLH1 (M)FACGTAGACGTTTTATTAGGGTCGC 58 110 30
RCCTCATCGTAACTACCCGCG
BRCA1I   (U)FGGTTAATTTAGAGTTTTGAGAGATG607530
RTCAACAAACTCACACCACACAATCA
BRCA1  (M)FGGTTAATTTAGAGTTTCGAGAGACG608630
RTCAACGAACTCACGCCGCGCAATCG