Detection of HBV cccDNA Methylation from Clinical Samples by Bisulfite Sequencing and Methylation-Specific PCR.

Mapping of DNA methylation is essential in understanding the process of HBV covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) transcription. Here, bisulfite sequencing PCR and methylation-specific PCR, two PCR-based approaches used in determining and quantifying the DNA methylation pattern, are described.