TABLE 1.

Primers used for PCR amplification and sequencing of the HBV genome

Function and primer	Nucleotide sequence (5′→3′)	Position	Direction
PCR
P1	TTTTTCACCTCTGCCTAATCA	1821-1841	Sense
P2	CCCTAGAAAATTGAGAGAAGTC	262-283	Antisense
P3a	CCACTGCATGGCCTGAGGATG	3193-3213	Antisense
P4	GCCTCATTTTGTGGGTCACCATA	2801-2824	Sense
P5	TTCTTTGACATACTTTCCA	979-997	Antisense
P6a	TTGGGGTGGAGCCCTCAGGCT	3070-3090	Sense
P7a	TTGGCCAAAATTCGCAGTC	300-318	Sense
P8a	CCCCACTGTTTGGCTTTCAG	714-734	Sense
P9a	GTTGATAAGATAGGGGCATTTGGTGG	2299-2325	Antisense
Sequencing
S1	CTCCGGAACATTGTTCACCT	2031-2050	Sense
S2	AAGGTGGGAAACTTTACTGGGC	2469-2490	Sense
S3	GCTGACGCAACCCCCACTGG	1186-1205	Sense
S4	TCGCATGGAGACCACCGTGA	1604-1623	Sense
S5	GGCAAAAACGAGAGTAACTC	1940-1959	Antisense
S6	GGGTCGTCCGCGGGATTCAG	1441-1460	Antisense
S7	GACATACTTTCCAATCAATAGG	970-991	Antisense
S8	GAAGATGAGGCATAGCAGCAGG	411-433	Antisense
S9	CATGCTGTAGCTCTTGTTCC	2831-2850	Antisense

^aPrimer also used for sequencing.