Mechanisms downstream of reverse transcription reduce serum levels of HBV DNA but not of HBsAg in chronic hepatitis B virus infection

Table 2 Oligonucleotide sequences of primers and probes

Target	Oligo	Sequence^a	Nucleotide position^b
S-RNA	Forward primer	TCCTCCAAYTTGTCCTGGTYATC	350–372
	Reverse primer	AGATGAGGCATAGCAGCAGGAT	432–410
	Probe (AS)	ATGATAAAACGCCGCAGACACATCCARC	400–373
pgRNA	Forward primer	GGTCCCCTAGAAGAAGAACTCCCT	2367–2390
	Reverse primer	CATTGAGATTCCCGAGATTGAGAT	2454–2431
	Probe	TCTCAATCGCCGCGTCGCAGA	2408–2428
cccDNA	Forward primer	CCGTGTGCACTTCGCTTCA	1575–1593
	Reverse primer	GCACAGCTTGGAGGCTTGA	1882–1864
	Probe	CATGGAGACCACCGTGAACGCCC	1607–1629

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