Table 3

 Primers and probes used for the detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA by the polymerase chain reaction

Primer/ProbeNucleotide positionProduct (bp)
The primers and probes were those used by McNicol et al (1994)29 and Walboomers et al (1999).30
HPV-6 E6
    Sense5′-GCTGGATATGCAACAACAGTTG-3′348–369189
    Antisense5′-CATGCATGTTGTCCAGCAGTG-3′516–536
    Probe5′-GCTACCTGTGTCACAAACCG-3′412–431
HPV-11 E6
    Sense5′-GCAGCGTGTGCCTGTTGCTTA -3′285–305230
    Antisense5′-AAGCAACGACCCTTCCACTGG-3′494–514
    Probe5′-CCTGTGTCACAAGCCGTTGTG-3′416–436
HPV-16 E6
    Sense5′-GATGGGAATCCATATGCTGTA-3′269–289240
    Antisense5′-TCGACCGGTCCACCGACCCCT-3′488–508
    Probe5′-GCCACTGTGTCCTGAAGAAAAGC-3′427–449
HPV-16 E7
    Sense5′-CCAGAGACAACTGATCTCTAC-3′610–630171
    Antisense5′-GTGTGTGCTTTGTACGCACAAC-3′759–780
    Probe5′-TAACCTTTTGTTGCAAGTGTGACTCTACGCTTCG-3′725–758
HPV-18 E6
    Sense5′-CAGTATACCCCATGCTGCATGCC-3′278–300159
    Antisense5′-GGTTTCTGGCACCGCAGGCA-3′417–436
    Probe5′-CAGACTCTGTGTATGGAGACAC-3′349–370
HPV-18 E7
    Sense5′-GAGCCGAACCACAACGTCAC-3′747–766152
    Antisense5′-GGATGCACACCACGGACACA-3′879–898
    Probe5′-TCCAGCAGCTGTTTCTGAACACCCTG-3′846–871
HPV-31 E7
    Sense5′-GGGCTCATTTGGAATCGTGTG-3′811–831100
    Antisense5′-AACCATTGCATCCCGTCCCC-3′910–891
    Probe5′-TACCTGCTGGATCAGCCATTGTAGTTACAG-3′
HPV-33 E7
    Sense5′-TGAGGATGAAGGCTTGGACC-3′671–690110
    Antisense5′-TGACACATAAACGAACTGTG-3′780–761
    Probe5′-TGTGACAACAGGTTACAATGTAGTAATCAG-3′
HPV-39 E7
    Sense5′-CCAAAGCCCACCTTGCAGGA-3′601–620123
    Antisense5′-ATGGTCGGGTTCATCTATTTC-3′723–703
    Probe5′-TCCTAATTGCTCGTGACATACAAGGTCAAC-3′
HPV-45 E7
    Sense5′-CCCGACGAGCCGAACCACAG -3′741–760101
    Antisense5′-TCTAAGGTCCTCTGCCGAGC-3′841–822
    Probe5′-AGCTCAATTCTGCCGTCACACTTACAACAT-3′
HPV-52 E7
    Sense5′-GCAGAACAAGCCACAAGCAA-3′691–710105
    Antisense5′-TAGAGTACGAAGGTCCGTCG-3′795–776
    Probe5′-ATAGCCGTAGTGTGCTATCACAACTGTGAC-3′
HPV-58 E7
    Sense5′- CGAGGATGAAATAGGCTTGG-3′672–691109
    Antisense5′-ACACAAACGAACCGTGGTGC-3′780–761
    Probe5′-TGTTGTTCAATGTTACATCATTAATCGACA-3′