Table 1

Primers for PCR amplification of the HHV8 ORF 26 gene

PCR roundPrimerNucleotide position1
The primers were those used by Lasota and Miettinen.27
HHV8, human herpesvirus 8; ORF, open reading frame; PCR, polymerase chain reaction.
1stKS15′-AGCCGAAAGGATTCCACCATT-3′987–1007
KS25′-ATCCGTGTTGTCTACGTCCAG-3′1200–1220
2ndKS35′-CTCGAATCCAACGGATTTGA-3′1011–1030
KS45′-AATGACACATTGGTGGTATA-3′1161–1180
1stKS55′-TCCCTCTGACAACCTTCAGA-3′895–915
KS85′-AACAGCTGCTGCAGAATAGC-3′1071–1090
2ndKS65′-AGCAACACCCAGCTAGCAGT-3′951–970
KS85′-AACAGCTGCTGCAGAATAGC-3′1071–1090
1stKS55′-TCCCTCTGACAACCTTCAGA-3′896–915
KS75′-TCAAATCCGTTGGATTCGAG-3′1011–1030
2ndKS65′-AGCAACACCCAGCTAGCAGT-3′951–970
KS75′-TCAAATCCGTTGGATTCGAG-3′1011–1030