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Table 1 Summary of primer sequences encompassing the EBV types and variants

From: Characteristics of epstein barr virus variants associated with gastric carcinoma in Southern Tunisia

EBV genes and regions

(types or variants)

Primer sequences (5'-3')

Product size (bp)

EBNA-3C gene

(type A or B)

F: AGAAGGGGAGCGTGTGTTGT

R: GGCTCGTTTTTGACGTCGGC

PCR products

153: type A

246: type B

BamH1-W region

(type C or D)

F: ACCTGCTACTCTTCGGAAAC

R: TCTGTCACAACCTCACTGTC

PCR+ Bam HI digestion

205: type C

130+75: type D

BamH1-F region

(f variant)

F: TCCCACCTGTTACCACATTC

R: GGCAATGGGACGTCTTGTAA

PCR+ Bam HI digestion

198: F variant

127+71: f variant

Exon 1 of BNLF1 gene

( XhoI variant)

F: ACAATGCCTGTCCGTGCA

R: AGAAACACGCGTTACTCT

PCR+ Xho I digestion

497: Xho I-

340+157: Xho I+

Exon 3 of BNLF1 gene

(30bpdel-LMP1)

F: TGGAGGGAGAGTCAGTCAGGC

R: ATTGACGGAAGAGGTTGAAAAC

PCR products

224: 30bpdel-LMP1

254: wt-LMP1

  1. F: Forward primer
  2. R: Reverse primer