Research Article

Genetic Polymorphisms of Toll-like receptors 2 and 9 as Susceptibility Factors for the Development of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis

Table 1

Primer sequences, restriction enzymes used, and restriction digestion patterns for genotyping of TLRs genes.

GeneSNPPrimer sequencesRestriction enzymesRestriction temperature (°C) (time)Length of the restriction fragments

TLR2rs5743708F: 5-CATTCCCCAGCGCTTCTGCAAGCTCC-3Msp I37°C (overnight)Allele G—
R: 5-GGAACCTAGGACTTTATCGCAGCTC-3Allele A—210 bp

TLR6rs5743810F: 5-GCATTTCCAAGTCGTTTCTATGT- 3Ava II37°C (3 hours)Allele C—
R: 5-GCAAAAACCCTTCACCTTGTT- 3Allele T—210 bp

TLR9rs5743836F: 5-CTGCTTGCAGTTGACTGTGT -3Mva I37°C (3 hours)Allele C—
R: 5-ATGGGAGCAGAGACATAATGGA-3Allele T—

rs187084F: 5-TATCGTCTTATTCCCCTGCTGGAATGT-3Afl II37°C (1 hour)Allele T—
R: 5-TGCCCAGAGCTGACTGCTGG-3Allele C—145 bp

F: forward standard; R: reverse standard; TLR: toll-like receptor; °C: degrees Celsius; bp: base pair.