Table 1

Percent identity of 10 sequences obtained using the primers developed for this project with genomic DNA from rhesus macaques, cynomologus monkeys, baboons and vervets.


% identity with rhesus
% identity with human
Gene
Cyno
Baboon
Vervet
Rhesus
Cyno
Baboon
Vervet

IGF1
100
99.61
99.74
98.57
98.57
98.12
98.57
ESR1
99.75
99.63
99.63
98.01
98.14
98.38
98.01
IFNG
99.48
99.13
98.62
96.52
96
96.52
96.17
DGKI
99.63
99.63
99.26
95.36
95.14
95.38
94.87
RNF2
99.72
99.02
99.02
94.44
94.16
94.44
94.85
ADRBK2
100
99.64
97.57
93.55
93.55
93.43
92.47
IL15RA
99.63
98.14
96.66
92.36
92.36
92.12
90.15
TNF
100
98.94
98.82
92.17
92.17
92.72
92.72
IL16
99.42
99.13
99.42
92.03
91.46
91.75
92.03
TYK2
100
97.85
97.26
91.21
91.21
91.41
91.6








Mean
99.76
99.07
98.6
94.42
94.28
94.43
94.14

Spindel et al. BMC Genomics 2005 6:160   doi:10.1186/1471-2164-6-160