Table 2

PCR primer sequences used for the human papillomavirus (HPV) L1,7 HPV E6,18 HPV E6/E7,19 and β globin genes20

Primer5′→3′ nucleotide sequenceTarget
GP5+TTTGTTACTGTGGTAGATACTACHPV L1
GP6+GAAAAATAAACTGTAAATCATATTCHPV L1
HPVpFAAGGGCGTAACCGAAATCGGTHPV E6
HPV16RGTTTGCAGCTCTGTGCATAHPV E6
HPV18RGTGTTCAGTTCCGTGCACAHPV E6
HPV33RGTCTCCAATGCTTGGCACAHPV E6
HPVpU-1MTGTCAAAAACCGTTGTGTCCHPV E6/E7
HPVpU-31BTGCTAATTCGGTGCTACCTGHPV E6/E7
HPVpU-2RCAACTTCATCCACGTTCACCHPV E6/E7
GH20GAAGAGCCAAGGACAGGTACβ Globin
PCO4CAACTTCATCCACGTTCACCβ Globin