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RExPrimer: an integrated primer designing tool increases PCR effectiveness by avoiding 3' SNP-in-primer and mis-priming from structural variation

Jittima Piriyapongsa1†, Chumpol Ngamphiw1†, Anunchai Assawamakin1,2†, Pongsakorn Wangkumhang1, Payiarat Suwannasri3, Uttapong Ruangrit1, Gallissara Agavatpanitch1 and Sissades Tongsima1*

1 Genome Institute, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Pathumthani, Thailand

2 Division of Molecular Genetics, Department of Research and Development, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand

3 Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand

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BMC Genomics 2009, 10(Suppl 3):S4 doi:10.1186/1471-2164-10-S3-S4

Published: 3 December 2009

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The feature comparison of existing primer designing software. The table displays the features provided in currently available primer designing software compared with those present in RExPrimer program. The cells with bold italic letters indicate unique features offered by RExPrimer.

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