A mutation of the start codon in the X region of hepatitis B virus DNA in a patient with non-B, non-C chronic hepatitis

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World J Hepatol. Feb 27, 2011; 3(2): 56-60
Published online Feb 27, 2011. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v3.i2.56

Table 2 Primers for the amplification of the precore region and all remaining regions of hepatitis B virus DNA in nested polymerase chain reaction

	Primer	Sequence	Position^a
PreC region	1st forward	5'GGGAGGAGATTAGGTTAA3'	1744
	1st reverse	5'GGCAAAAAAGAGAGTAACTC3'	1959
	2nd forward	5'TAGGAGGCTGTAGGCATAA3'	1774
	2nd reverse	5'GCTCCAAATTCTTTATA3'	1932
	Cycling protocol: 94°C 1 min - 55°C 1 min - 68°C 3 min (25 cycles)
All remaining regions (long PCR)	1st forward	5'CCTATAAAGAATTTGGAGC3'	1914
	1st reverse	5'TTTATGCCTACAGCCTCC3'	1793
	2nd forward	5'GAGTTACTCTCTTTTTTGC3'	1940
	2nd reverse	5'ACCTTTAACCTAATCTCCT3'	1765
	Cycling protocol: 95°C 1 min - 57°C 1 min - 68°C 3 min (35 cycles)

^aHBV DNA is composed of 3215 bases and starts from the Eco RI cleavage site within pre-S/S open reading frame[9]. PCR: polymerase chain reaction.

Citation: Fujise K, Tatsuzawa K, Kono M, Hoshina S, Tsubota A, Niiya M, Namiki Y, Tada N, Tajiri H. A mutation of the start codon in the X region of hepatitis B virus DNA in a patient with non-B, non-C chronic hepatitis. World J Hepatol 2011; 3(2): 56-60
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5182/full/v3/i2/56.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.v3.i2.56