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Table 2 Primers used in the nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and their sequences

From: A single nucleotide polymorphism in the Epstein-Barr virus genome is strongly associated with a high risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Primer

EBV locusa

Sequences (5′ → 3′)

Note

EBNA1-1

96,750–67

GGGAAGTCGTGAAAGAGC

Outer primer

EBNA1-2

97,479–96

GGTGGAAACCAGGGAGGC

EBNA1-3

97,052–72

GGTTTGGAAAGCATCGTGGTC

Inner primer

EBNA1-4

97,390–410

AACAAGGTCCTTAATCGCATC

LMP1-CT-1

167,623–42

GCTAAGGCATTCCCAGTAAA

Outer primer

LMP1-CT-2

168,268–86

GATGAACACCACCACGATG

LMP1-CT-3

167,755–72

CGGAACCAGAAGAACCCA

Inner primer

LMP1-CT-4

168,244–61

TCCCGCACCCTCAACAAG

RPMS1-1

155,087–107

GCTGGGTTGATGCTGTAGATG

1st round nested

RPMS1-2

155,799–819

AGGGTCTGGACGTGGAGTTTG

RPMS1-3

155,103–121

AGATGTGCCTGGCTCTGTC

2nd round nested

RPMS1-4

155,543–63

CAATGACTTTGTCACCTTTGG

RPMS1-5

155,199–220

AGAAGGCGTAGAGCATGTCCAG

3rd round nested

RPMS1-6

155,460–81

GAGTACGACTGTGAGGTGGGCG

  1. EBV Epstein-Barr virus, EBNA1 EBV nuclear antigen 1, LMP1 latent membrane protein 1
  2. aCoordinates relative to complete wild-type EBV genome (GenBank Accession No. NC_007605)