Table 1 Oligonucleotide sequences and expected PCR product sizes

Glypican [28]

sense:

5' TTG GCA GTG TGC ATA TGT G 3'

700

anti sense:

5' GTG AAC AGG AAG AGC AGA AAG 3'

Syndecan-4 [29]

sense:

5' CGA GAG ACT GAG GTC ATA G 3'

471

anti sense:

5' TCG TAA CTG CCT TCA TCC 3'

ß-actin [30]

sense:

5' ATC ATG TTT GAG ACC TTC AAC AC 3'

890

anti sense:

5' TCT GCG CAA GTT AGG TTT TGT C 3'