Table 1 The primer sequences used in this study

XRCC1

(MIM: 194360; NM_006297.2)

F: AAGGGAAGAGGAAGTTGGAT

109

R: GTTGGAGCTGGCAATTTAGG

XRCC2

(MIM: 600375; NM_005431.2)

F: TTCGGGGCGATGTGTAGTG

144

R: TTCAAGAATATCACCATGCA

XRCC3

(MIM: 600675; NM_001100119.2)

F: CGTGCAATTAAGAAAGCCAAACTG

113

R: CTCAGCAAGTGCCAGACCT

XRCC4

(MIM: 194363; NM_022550.3)

F: GGACATCAAACAAGAAGGGGAAACT

127

R: AGCTGAAGCCAACCCAGAGA

XRCC5

(MIM: 194364; NM_021141.4)

F: GCAGTGTCACCTCTGTTGGA

101

R: TATGAGCTGGTTACTCGCTTCCT

XRCC6

(MIM: 152690; NM_001288978.1)

F: GCGTTGATTGGGACCGAGTA

101

R: CATGTTGGCTACTGCTCACTTTG

XRCC7

(MIM: 600899; NM_006904.7)

F: GTCATTACTTGTGATGAGCTACTCC

111

R: TGGTTCTTGGGCACGAATGT

BRCA1

(MIM: 113705; NM_007294.4)

F: TTGCCAGAAAACACCACATCAC

158

R: GGTCACCCAGAAATAGCTAACTACC

BRCA2

(MIM: 600185; NM_000059.3)

F: CAAGTGGTCCACCCCAACTA

100

R: ACAATTAGGAGAAGACATCAGAAGC

CASP3

(MIM: 605265; NM_004346.4)

F: AAGCGAATCAATGGACTCTGG

134

R: CTGTACCAGACCGAGATGTC

BAX

(MIM: 600040; NM_001291428.2)

F: GCCCTTTTGCTTCAGGGTTTCA

108

R: CAGCTTCTTGGTGGACGCAT

BCL2L1

(MIM: 600039; NM_138578.3)

F: TGCATTGTTCCCATAGAGTTCCA

79

R: CCTGAATGACCACCTAGAGCCTT

GAPDH

(MIM: 138400; NM_002046.6)

F: ACATCGCTCAGACACCAT

112

R: GGCAACAATATCCACTTTACCA