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Viruses > RNA Viruses > Negative-Sense RNA Viruses > Hepatitis Delta Virus
Viruses > Defective Viruses > Hepatitis Delta Virus
Viruses > Hepatitis Viruses > Hepatitis Delta Virus

Preferred term

Hepatitis Delta Virus  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A defective virus, containing particles of RNA nucleoprotein in virion-like form, present in patients with acute hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis. It requires the presence of a hepadnavirus for full replication. This is the lone species in the genus Deltavirus. This is a free-floating genus with one species (HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS) and no associated family.

Entry terms

  • Delta Agent
  • Delta Virus
  • Hepatitis D Virus
  • txid12475
  • txid39759

In other languages

  • French

  • Agent delta
  • HDV (Hepatitis D Virus)
  • Hepatitis D virus
  • Hepatitis delta virus
  • txid12475
  • txid39759
  • VHD (Virus de l'Hépatite D)
  • Virus de l'hépatite D
  • Virus delta

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-X9RRC5QB-J

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