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Table 1 PCR primers and fragments for RAS/BRAF testing (KRAS exons 2, 3, and 4; NRAS exons 2, 3, and 4; and BRAF exon 15)

From: Clinicopathologic features and treatment efficacy of Chinese patients with BRAF-mutated metastatic colorectal cancer: a retrospective observational study

Exon

Primer

Fragment length (bp)

KRAS

 Exon 2

F: 5′-TACTGGTGGAGTATTTGATAG-3′

248

R: 5′-TGGTCCTGCACCAGTAATATG-3′

 Exon 3

F: 5′-GCACTGTAATAATCCAGACTGTG-3′

222

R: 5′-CCCACCTATAATGGTGAATATCTTC-3′

 Exon 4

F: 5′-ATGACAAAAGTTGTGGACAGGTTTTGA-3′

284

R: 5′-ATGATTTTGCAGAAAACAGATCTGTATTTATTTCAG-3′

NRAS

 Exon 2

F: 5′-GAACCAAATGGAAGGTCACACT-3′

243

R: 5′-CCTCACCTCTATGGTGGGATC-3′

 Exon 3

F: 5′-TAGCATTGCATTCCCTGTGGTT-3′

258

R: 5′-CCTGTAGAGGTTAATATCCGCAA-3′

 Exon 4

F: 5′-GCCACTGTACCCAGCCTAATCTTG-3′

287

R: 5′-CACATCTCTACCAGAGTTAATCAACTGATGC-3′

BRAF

 Exon 15

F: 5′-CCTAAACTCTTCATAATGCTTGCTC-3′

211

R: 5′-GTGGAAAAATAGCCTCAATTCTTACC-3′

  1. RAS rat sarcoma, BRAF v-raf murine sarcoma viral oncogene homolog B1, KRAS Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog, NRAS neuroblastoma RAS viral oncogene homolog