| Gene | 
        TaqMan probe No. | 
        forward primer 5’ → 3’ | 
        Reverse primer 5’ → 3’ | 
      
      
        | CGB* | 
        #71 (Cat. No. 04688945001) | 
        TACTGCCCCACCATGACC | 
        CACGGCGTAGGAGACCAC | 
      
      
        | GNRH1 | 
        #29 (Cat. No. 04687612001) | 
        GACCTGAAAGGAGCTCTGGA | 
        CTTCTGGCCCAATGGATTTA | 
      
      
        | MET | 
        #67 (Cat. No. 04688660001) | 
        CGTCAACAAAAACAATGTGAGAT | 
        AAACTCTGTTCGATATTCATCACG | 
      
      
        | KRT19 | 
        #71 (Cat. No. 04688945001) | 
        GCCACTACTACACGACCATCC | 
        CAAACTTGGTTCGGAAGTCAT | 
      
      
        | HPRT | 
        Human HPRT Gene Assay, Cat. No. 05 046 157 001    (Roche Diagnostics) | 
      
      
        | *The nucleotide sequences of primers were designed to    enable amplification of all genes encoding beta subunit of human chorionic    gonadotropin (CGB1-9) |