Table 2

 Primer and probes used for quantitative reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction

Gene namePrimers and probes (5′–3′)Amplicon size (bp)
F, forward; P, probe; R, reverse.
Sequences for the forward and reverse primers as well as the FAM-TAMRA fluorescently labelled P are shown with corresponding amplicon sizes.
STAT3F-gccagagagccaggagca
R-tgaagctgacccaggtagcgctgc75
P-acacagataaacttggtcttcaggtatg
Cyclin D1F-ccctgacggccgagaag
R-aggttccacttgagcttgttcac103
P-aggagctgctgcaaatggagctg
SurvivinF-ggcccagtgtttcttctgctt
R-gcaaccggacgaatgcttt91
P-agccagatgacgaccccatagaggaaca
Bcl-xlF-aatgaccacctagagccttgga
R-aggagaacggcggctgggatacttttgt78
P-tgctgcattgttcccatagagt
Mcl-1F-gacaaaacgggactggctagtt
R-ccttctaggtcctctacatggaaga80
P-acaaagaggctgggatgggtttgtgg