TABLE 1.

Primers based on HIP

Primer	No. of possibilities	Example(s)
10-mer (HIP)	1	HIP
11-mer (HIPX)	4	HIPA, HIPC, HIPG, HIPT
12-mer (HIPXY)	16	HIPAA, HIPAC, HIPAG, etc.
13-mer (HIPXYZ)	64	HIPAAA, HIPAAC, HIPAAG, etc.