Table 1

Primer sets for determination of human papillomavirus 16 CpG methylation using pyrosequencing

Primer namePrimer sequenceAmplicon size (bp)
E2BS1 amplicon
 Primary amplification forward primer Ampy E2BS1 F2 bio7348 5′-Biotin-ATTGTGTTGTGGTTATTTATTGTA-3′ 7371175
 Primary amplification reverse primer Ampy E2BS1 R37522 5′-AACCATAATTACTAACATAAAACT-3′ 7499
 Nested amplification forward primer Ampy E2BS1 F2 bio7348 5′-Biotin-ATTGTGTTGTGGTTATTTATTGTA-3′ 7371142
 Nested amplification reverse primer Ampy E2BS1 R27489 5′-AACACATTTTATACCAAAAAAC-3′ 7468
 Sequencing primer
Sempy E2BS1 R2
7486 5′-ACATTTTATACCAAAAAACAT-3′ 7466
E2BS2-4 amplicon
 Primary amplification forward primer Ampy E2BS2,3,4 F7830 5′-TTGTAAAATTGTATATGGGTGTG-3′ 7852193
 Primary amplification reverse primer Ampy E2BS2,3,4 R bio117 5′-Biotin-AAATCCTAAAACATTACAATTCTC-3′ 94
 Nested amplification forward primer Ampy E2BS2 F7839 5′-TGTATATGGGTGTGTGTAAAT-3′ 7859184
 Nested amplification reverse primer Ampy E2BS2,3,4 R bio117 5′-Biotin-AAATCCTAAAACATTACAATTCTC-3′ 94
 Sequencing primer
Sempy E2BS2 F
7839 5′-TGTATATGGGTGTGTGTAAAT-3′ 7859
 Sequencing primer
Sempy E2BS3,4 F
9 5′-AATTTATGTATAAAATTAAGGG-3′ 30