Table 1.

Primers/probe for quantification of Vβ-families (modified from [10], TaqMan).

Primer	Sequence (5' – 3')
HBV1.1	CAC TCT GAA CTA AAC CTG A
HBV2	TCA ACC ATG CAA GCC TGA CC
HBV3	CGC TTC TCC CTG ATT CTG GAG TCC
HBV4	TTC CCA TCA GCC GCC CAA ACC TA
HBV5A	CTG AGA TGA ATG TGA GCA CCT TG
HBV5B	CTG AGC TGA ATG TGA ACG CCT TG
HBV6A	AGA TCC AGC GCA CAG AGC G
HBV6B	AGA TCC AGC GCA CAS AGC A
HBV7	GCC AAG TCG CTT CTC ACC TG
HBV8	TGA AGA TCC AGC CCT CAG AAC CC
HBV9	TCT CAC CTA AAT CTC CAG ACA AAG
HBV10	CCA CGG AGT CAG GGG ACA CA
HBV11	TGC CAG GCC CTC ACA TAC CTC TCA
HBV12A	GAG AAT TTC CTC CTC ACT CTG G
HBV12B	GAC CTC CCC CTC ACT CTG G
HBV13A	CTC AGG CTG CTG TCG GCT G
HBV13B	CTC AGG CTG GAG TTG GCT G
HBV14	AGG GTA CAA AGT CTC TCG AAA AG
HBV15	CAG GCA CAG GCT AAA TTC TCC
HBV16	GAA CTG GAG GAT TCT GGA GT
HBV17	GAA GGG TAC AGC GTC TCT CGG
HBV18	TTT CTG CTG AAT TTC CCA AAG AGG
HBV19	TCT CAA TGC CCC AAG AAC GCA C
HBV20	AGG TGC CCC AGA ATC TCT CAG
HBV21	TCA AAG GAG TAG ACT CCA CTC TC
HBV22	AGA TCC GGT CCA CAA AGC TG
HBV23	ATT CTG AAC TGA ACA TGA GCT CCT
HBV24	ATC CAG GAG GCC GAA CAC TTC
HBCTP-FAM	FAM-ATG GCT CAA ACA CAG CGA CCT CGG-TAMRA
HBC-rev	GGT GTG GGA GAT CTC TGC TTC

FAM: 6-carboxyfluorescin; TAMRA: 6-carboxytetramethylrhodamine, S: C or G