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Table 2 Primer sequences used for the amplification of MV and housekeeping genes with amplicon length.

From: Measles viral load may reflect SSPE disease progression

Gene (GenBank accession number)

Primer sequence 5'-3'

Expected amplicon length

MV N

CAA GAC CCT GAG GGA TTC AA

GTT CCT CAC CAC ATC CAA CC

192 bp

MV M

TGT TAC CCG CTG ATG GGT AT

TTC TGG CTG TCA TTG TGA GG (M3'-1R, Jin 2002)

223 bp

MV H

ATC AGG GAT CAG GGA AAG GT

CAT TCG CAA CTT GTC ATC TG (Mh4, Jin 1998)

206 bp

GAPDH (NM_002046)

GAG TCA ACG GAT TTG GTC GT

TTG ATT TTG GAG GGA TCT CG

238 bp

beta-actin (NM_001101)

GGA CTT CGA GCA AGA GAT GG

AGC ACT GTG TTG GGC GTA CAG

234 bp

18S rRNA (X03205)

CAT GGC CGT TCT TAG TTG GT

CGC TGA GCC AGT CAG TGT AG

218 bp

  1. GAPDH = glyceraldehydes-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, bp = base pairs