Exon group A primers* group B primers* group C primers* group D primers* group E primers*
Exon 9 F:TCCTAGAGTAAGCCAGGGCTTTTG F:TTCCTAGAGTAAGCCAGGGC F:GCCACATCCCAAGTGTTTTATG  F:ATGCTCTGCTTCTGTACTGCC F:GTATGCCACATCCCAAGTGT
R:TGGTAGACAGAGCCTAAACATCCC R:CCTAAACATCCCCTTAAATTGG R:GAGCCTAAACATCCCCTTAAATTG R:CAGAGCCTAAACATCCCCTTA R:CATGACTGATATGGTAGACA
Exon 9A (284bp) Exon 9B (273bp) Exon 9C (310bp) Exon 9D (238bp) Exon 9E (334bp)
Exon 11 F:CTCTCTCCAGAGTGCTCTAATGAC F:TGTTCTCTCTCCAGAGTGCTCTAA F:CCAGAGTGCTCTAATGACTG   F:CCTTTGCTGATTGGTTTCGT         F:CCAGAGTGCTCTAATGACTG 
R:GGTGACATGGAAAGCCCCTGTTTC R:ACCCAAAAAGGTGACATGGA R:AGCCCCTGTTTCATACTGAC R:AAACAAAGGAAGCCACTGGA R:GGAAGCCACTGGAGTTCCTT
Exon 11A (233bp) Exon 11B (246bp) Exon 11C (223bp) Exon 11D (382bp) Exon 11E (274bp)
Exon 13 F:TGCGCTTGACATCAGTTGCCAG F:TGCCAGTTGTGCTTTTTGCTA F:CTTGACATCAGTTTGCCAGTTGT F:CATCAGTTTGCCAGTTGTGC F:GACATCAGTTTGCCAGTTGT
R:AAGGCAGCTTGGACACGGCTTTAC R:GCTTTACCTCCAATGGTGCAG R:GACAGACAATAAAAGGCAGCTTG R:ACACGGCTTTACCTCCAATG R:TGTTTTGATAACCTGACAGAC
Exon 13A (196bp) Exon 13B (161bp) Exon 13C (203bp) Exon 13D (173bp) Exon 13E (214bp)
Exon 17 F:CTCCTCCAACCTAATAGTGTATTCAC F:ATGGTTTTCTTTTCTCCTCC F:TGGTTTTCTTTTCTCCTCCAA  F:TGTATTCACAGAGACTTGGC  F:GCAACACTATAGTATTAAAAAG
 R:TGTCAAGCAGAGAATGGGTACTCAC R:TACATTATGAAAGTCACAGG R:GCAGGACTGTCAAGCAGAGA R:GGATTTACATTATGAAAGTCACAGG R:CCTTTGCAGGACTGTCAAGCA
Exon 17A (165bp) Exon 17B (243bp) Exon 17C (184bp) Exon 17D (218bp) Exon 17E (248bp)
Exon 12 F:CTCTGGTGCACTGGGACTTTGGT F:CTCTGGTGCACTGGGACTTT F:CTCTGGTGCACTGGGACTTT  F:TCTGGTGCACTGGGACTTTG            F:TCCAGTCACTGTGCTGCTTC 
R:CTTGGGAGGTTACCCCATGGAAC R:GGAGGTTACCCCATGGAACT R:GCAAGGGAAAAGGGAGTCTT R:AGCTCAGATCTCTATTCTGC R:GCAAGGGAAAAGGGAGTCTT
Exon 12A (216bp) Exon 12B (212bp) Exon 12C (233bp) Exon 12D (280bp) Exon 12E (272bp)
Exon 18 F:CACCATGGATCAGCCAGTCTTGC F:CATTTCTTCCTTTTCCATGCA F: CTTGCAGGGGTGATGCTATT F:GATCAGCCAGTCTTGCAGGG           F:ACCATGGATCAGCCAGTCTT
R:TGAAGGAGGATGAGCCTGACCAG R:TGTGGGAAGTGTGGACGTAC R:AGAAGCAACACCTGACTTTAGAGATTA R:TGCCAAGGCAGTGTACTGAC R:TGAAGGAGGATGAGCCTGACC
Exon 18A (252bp) Exon 18B (165bp) Exon 18C (230bp) Exon 18D (341bp) Exon 18E (251bp)
PCR Conditions  For exon 11A For all the exons B For all the exons C For all the exons D For exons 9E and 13E
 94°C-30s-52°C-30s-72°C-30s/35Cy  94°C-30s-55°C-20s-65°C-20s/40Cy 95°C-30s-60°C-30s-72°C-1m/30Cy 95°C-30s-60°C-30s-72°C-30s/34Cy 94°C-1m-54°C-1m-72°C-2m/40Cy
 For exon 9A, 13A, 17A, 12A and 18A       For exon 17E
94°C-30s-61°C-30s-72°C-30s/35Cy       94°C-1m-50°C-1m-72°C-2m/40Cy
        For exons 11E, 12E and 18E
        94°C-1m-55°C-1m-72°C-2m/40Cy
Cy: Cycle; m: Minute; s: Second. *Group A primer sets were designed in our laboratory. Group B, C, D, and E primer sets were used in references 5, 6, 7, and 8, respectively.
Table 3: Sequences of primer combinations and PCR conditions.