Research Article

The Association of 5-HTTLPR XLL Genotype with Higher Cortisol Levels in African Americans

Figure 1

(a) PCRs of common L and S VNTRs with subsequent digestions for the A and G alleles in the following lane. Lane 1 100 bp DNA ladder, Lane 2 PCR LS Diplotype, Lane 3 Digestion +, Lane 4 PCR LS Diplotype, Lane 5 Digestion +, Lane 6 PCR SS Diplotype, Lane 7 Digestion S+S+, Lane 8 PCR LL Diplotype, Lane 9 Digestion , Lane 10 PCR LL Diplotype, and Lane 11 Digestion . (b) PCRs of the Mutant alleles (with LS for reference) with subsequent digestions for the A and G alleles in the following lane. Lane 1 1 Kbp DNA ladder, Lane 2 PCR LS Diplotype, Lane 3 Digestion +, Lane 4 PCR XLL Diplotype, Lane 5 Digestion XLLG, Lane 6 PCR XLL Diplotype, and Lane 7 XLLA digestion.
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