Unique associated Kaposi's Sarcoma virus sequences and uses thereof

An isolated nucleic acid which corresponds to an open reading frame within Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus selected from the group of nucleic acids having the following sequences:

• a) in SEQ ID NO:
• 17:
• 1) nucleotide number 11,363 to nucleotide number 14,401 (ORF9);
• 2) nucleotide number 21,104 to nucleotide number 20,091 (ORF70)
• 3) nucleotide number 22,529 to nucleotide number 22,185 (vMIP III);
• 4) nucleotide number 27,424 to nucleotide number 27,137 (ORF K6);
• b) in SEQ ID NO:
• 18:
• 1) nucleotide number 283 to nucleotide number 2,025 (ORF21);
• 2) nucleotide number 20,876 to nucleotide number 22,210 (ORF36);
• c) in SEQ ID NO:
• 19:
• 1) nucleotide number 2,534 to nucleotide number 4,429 (ORF50);
• 2) nucleotide number 4,650 to nucleotide number 5,369 (ORF K8);
• d) in SEQ ID NO:
• 20:
• 1) nucleotide number 12,801 to nucleotide number 12,619 (ORF K12);
• and
• 2) nucleotide number 30,979 to nucleotide number 30,677 (ORF K15).