BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Table 2 Primers for real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

From: Expression of the RANK/RANKL/OPG system in the human intervertebral disc: implication for the pathogenesis of intervertebral disc degeneration

Genes	Assay ID^a	Size (bp)
RANK	Hs00921372_m1	75
RANKL	Hs00243522_m1	67
OPG	Hs00900358_m1	74
IL-1β	Hs01555410_m1	91
MMP-3	Hs00968305_m1	78
MMP-13	Hs00233992_m1	75
18S rRNA	Hs99999901_s1	187

RANK receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa B, RANKL rank ligand, OPG osteoprotegerin, IL interleukin, MMP matrix metalloproteinase, rRNA ribosomal RNA. ^aTaqMan Gene Expression Assays (Applied Biosystems)

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