Table 1 Primer sequences (Tib Molbiol) used in real‐time PCR integration assay⁷.

Target	Sequence
HPV16 E2 hinge region	Forward: 5′‐AACGAAGTATCCTCTCCTGAAATTATTAG‐3′ Reverse: 5′‐CCAAGGCGACGGCTTTG‐3′
HPV16 E6	Forward: 5′‐GAGAACTGCAATGTTTCAGGACC‐3′ Reverse: 5′‐TGTATAGTTGTTTGCAGCTCTGTGC‐3′
GAPDH housekeeping gene	Forward: 5′‐ CCACATCGCTCAGACACCAT‐3′ Reverse: 5′‐GTGACCAGGCGCCCAAT‐3′

HPV, human papillomavirus; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde‐3‐phosphate dehydrogenase.