[New allele-specific primers for detection of Leiden mutation in exon 10 of factor V gene in thrombophilias].

New allele-specific primers were developed which enable the facile and effective identification of the Leiden mutation in the human genome using PCR. One of the primers (allele-nonspecific), which is complementary to the nucleotide sequence of the intron 10 sense strand, [(5')TCTCTTGAAGGAAATGCCCCATTA], was described by B. Dahlback in 1994. Two other primers (allele-specific), (5')TAAGAGCAGATCCCTGGACAGCCA and (5')TAAGAGCAGATCCCTGGACACGCA), contained a 3'-terminal nucleotide corresponding to the nucleotide of the mutant allele, as well as a nucleotide noncomplementary to the template DNA near the 3'-end (shown by boldface type). When used in combination with allele-nonspecific primers, both allele-specific primers were equally effective in detecting the Leiden mutation in the human factor V gene. Using these primers, two Leiden mutations in the heterozygous state were found in 20 patients with deep vein thromboses and pulmonary thromboembolia.