TABLE 3.

Primers used for amplification of HCV genome fragments

Fragment (size [bp])	Primer sequence (5′–3′)
3′ UTR (236)	CGGAATTCAGCGGCACACACTAGGTACA (forward, 9443–9462)
	GCTCTAGAACATGATCTGCAGAGAGACC (reverse, 9678–9659)
5′ UTR (340)	CGGAATTCACCTGCCCCTAATAGGGGCG (forward, 1–20)
	GCTCTAGAGGTGCACGGTCTACGAGACC (reverse, 340–321)
SL1-3 (296)	CGGAATTCACCTGCCCCTAATAGGGGCG (forward, 1–20)
	GCTCTAGAATCAGGCAGTACCACAAGGC (reverse, 296–277)
SL2-4 (301)	CGGAATTCCCCCTGTGAGGAACTACTGT (forward, 40–59)
	GCTCTAGAGGTGCACGGTCTACGAGACC (reverse, 340–321)
SL3-4 (241)	CGGAATTCGTCGTACAGCCTCCAGGCCC (forward, 100–119)
	GCTCTAGAGGTGCACGGTCTACGAGACC (reverse, 340–321)