Table 2

 Probes designed for detecting the mutations in the βigh3 gene

n*MutationsProbe nameLengthSequences (5′–3′)†Exon numberDisease
ACD, Avellino corneal dystrophy; GCD, granular corneal dystrophy; LCD I, lattice corneal dystrophy type I; RBCD, Reis–Bucklers corneal dystrophy.
*These probe numbers are used in fig 3A and fig 4A when showing the probe positions.
†The sequences of the finally selected probes used in DNA chips are shown in bold.
1R124Not ACD (4-CGC)11GGACCGCACGG4Normal/heterozygotic
13CGGACCGCACGGA
15ACGGACCGCACGGAG
17CACGGACCGCACGGAGA
2R124Not LCD I (4-CGC)11CGGACCGCACG4Normal/heterozygotic
13ACGGACCGCACGG
15CACGGACCGCACGGA
17ACACGGACCGCACGGAG
3R124HACD (4-CAC)11GGACCACACGG4ACD
13CGGACCACACGGA
15ACGGACCACACGGAG
17CACGGACCACACGGAGA
4R124CLCD I (4-TGC)11CGGACTGCACG4LCD I
13ACGGACTGCACGG
15CACGGACTGCACGGA
17ACA CGG ACT GCA CGG AG
5R124LRBCD (4-CTC)11GGACCTCACGG4RBCD
13CGGACCTCACGGA
15ACGGACCTCACGGAG
17CACGGACCTCACGGAGA
6R555Not GCD (12-CGG)15AAGAGAACGGAGCAG12Normal/heterozygotic
17CAAGAGAACGGAGCAGA
16CAAGAGAACGGAGCAG
16AAGAGAACGGAGCAGA
7R555WGCD (12-CGG)17CAAGAGAATGGAGCAGA12GCD
16CAAGAGAATGGAGCAG
16AAGAGAATGGAGCAGA