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Table 1 Primers used for amplification of HAV and HBV

From: Hepatitis B infection is highly prevalent among patients presenting with jaundice in Kenya

Virus to be amplified

Primer Name

Sequence (5′–3′)

HAVa

HAV F1

GACAGATTCTACATTTGGATTGGT

HAV R1

CCATTTCAAGAGTCCACACACT

nested HAV F2

CTATTCAGATTGCAAATTACAAT

nested HAV R2

AACTTCATTATTTCATGCTCCT

HBVb

S1f

TCCTGCTGGTGGCTCCAG

S1r

CGTTGACATACTTTCCAATCAA

nested S2f

ACCCTGYRCCGAACATGGA

nested S2r

CAACTCCCAATTACATARCCCA

C1 (EP1)

GCATGGAGACCACCGTGAAC

C1 (EP2)

GGAAAGAAGTCAGAAGGCAA

nested C2 (EP3)

CATAAGAGGACTCTTGGACT

nested C2 (EP4)

GGCAAAAAAGAGAGTAACTC

  1. a[20]; b[53, 54]