Table 1.

Primers and PCR conditions used.

Primer	Sequence	Conditions	Amplimer Size (bp)
GAPDH-F	5‘-CATTGACCTCAACTACATGGT-3‘	94 °C × 5 min; 33 cycles: 94°C × 25 s; 53 °C × 25 s; 72 °C × 25 s; 72°C × 7 min	130
GAPDH-R	5’-TCGCTCCTGGAAGATGGTGAT-3’
HTLV-1 Tax-F	5’-CACCTGTCCAGAGCATCAGA-3’	95 °C × 15 min; 45 cycles: 94°C × 30 s; 57 °C × 30s; 75 °C × 30 s; 75°C × 7 min	264
HTLV-1 Tax-R	5’-TCTGGAAAAGACAGGGTTGG-3’