Table 1.

List of PCR primers

Set	Targets	Strand	Name of primer	Start	End	Sequence (5′-3′)	Size of PCR product
E1	miR-BARTs3,4,1	Forward	EBV139081F	139,081	139,100	tccctgtaaacacacaccac	440
		Reverse	EBV139520R	139,520	139,501	ttctacatcatgcctggttc
E2	miR-BARTs15,5,16,17,6	Forward	EBV139501F	139,501	139,520	gaaccaggcatgatgtagaa	690
		Reverse	EBV140190R	140,190	140,171	tttagatctgtggttacatg
E3	miR-BARTs21,18	Forward	EBV145451F	145,451	145,470	ttagatgttagctttgtgtt	590
		Reverse	EBV146040R	146,040	146,021	ggcccaaaccttcgcagcag
E4	miR-BART7	Forward	EBV145911F	145,911	145,930	ttgttgccgttgaaagacgg	610
		Reverse	EBV146520R	146,520	146,501	tggccacactaaacacacaa
E5	miR-BARTs8,9	Forward	EBV146701F	146,701	146,720	ttatttgggttacaagacct	350
		Reverse	EBV147050R	147,050	147,031	cacaatgaaacccaaagccc
E6	miR-BARTs22, 10,11	Forward	EBV147131F	147,131	147,150	cggttgtcacaggtgctaga	500
		Reverse	EBV147630R	147,630	147,611	cgtgaaaggcactccagaat
E7	miR-BARTs12,19,20	Forward	EBV147871F	147,871	147,890	acctaagacccgcccatcac	550
		Reverse	EBV148420R	148,420	148,401	ccaaaggacccgggatcacg
E8	miR-BARTs13, 14	Forward	EBV148461F	148,461	148,480	catcttgacgttggaatgtc	360
		Reverse	EBV148820R	148,820	148,801	ctcctgggttggcgtttccg
E9	miR-BART2	Forward	EBV152651F	152,651	152,670	gcagcaaaagaggaacttgc	350
		Reverse	EBV153000R	153,000	152,981	ggcaaagatccccagcggag
E10	miR-BHRF1-1	Forward	EBV41581F	41,581	41,600	cctcaccatgacacactaag	260
		Reverse	EBV41840R	41,840	41,821	ccagatgcacccaacagccc
E11	miR-BHRF1-2,3	Forward	EBV42991F	42,991	43,010	gggtgacacagtgcccatgc	330
		Reverse	EBV43320R	43,320	43,301	acactcacctcagttatttc

Nucleotide numbering is based on GenBank KF373730