Table 1 Sequences of primer pairs¹⁶ used for HBV PCR detection:

Core gene

C1s:

5'CTGGGAGGAGTTGGGGGA3'

1730-1747

C2a:

5'GTAGAAGAATAAAGCCC3'

2503-2487

C3s:

5'GGTCTTTGTACTCGGAGGCTG3'

1763-1783

C4a:

5'ATACTAACATTGACATTCCC3'

2455-2436

Surface gene

S-1s:

5'AGAACATCGCATCAGGACTC3'

159-178

S-2a:

5'CATAGGTATCTTGCGAAAGC3'

642-623

S-3s:

5'AGGACCCCTGCTCGTGTTAC3'

181-200

S-4a:

5'AGATGATGGGATGGGAATAC3'

619-600

X gene

X1s:

5'CTAGCCGCTTGTTTTGCTCG3'

1282-1301

X2a:

5'TTATGCCTACAGCCTCCTAG3'

1666-1647

X3s:

5'GGTCTTACATAAGAGGACTC3'

1518-1537

X4a:

5'GTTCACGGTGGTCTCCAT3'

1625-160