Research Article

Association of Epstein–Barr Virus (EBV) and Human Endogenous Retroviruses (HERV) with Multiple Sclerosis in Northwest of Iran

Table 1

Primer sequence and size of the amplicon.

Target genePrimerOligonucleotide sequence 5′-3′Amplicon lengthReferencesAnnealing °C

Beta-globinPCO4AAC​TTC​ATC​CAC​GTT​CAC​C250 bp[24]55
GH20GAA​GAG​CCA​AGG​ACA​GGT​AC

EBV: EBERFCCC​TAG​TGG​TTT​CGG​ACA​CAC​A108 bp[25]58
RACTTG CAAATGCTCTAGGCG

HERV-W/envFTTCACTGCCCACACCCAT640 bp[26]60
RGAG​GTA​CCA​CAG​ACA​AAA​AAT​ATT​CCT