Table 1: Primers sequences for the PCR.

Target gene Primers sequences Fragment size LTR 5′-CATAAGCTCAGACCTCCGGG-3′   5′-GGATGGCGGCCTCAGGTAGG-3′ 222 bp Tax 5′-AGGGTTTGGACAGAGTCTT-3′   5′-AAGGACCTTGAGGGTCTTA-3′ 256 bp TBP 5′-GTGAGAAGATGGATGTTGAGTTGC-3′   5′-CAGATAGCAGCACGGTATGAGC-3′ 149 bp

LTR: long terminal repeat; Tax: the HTLV transcriptional transactivator; TBP: human TATA binging protein; bp: base pair.