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Descriptor
English
:
Hepatitis B virus
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Virus de la Hepatitis B
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Vírus da Hepatite B
Synonyms
English
:
Dane Particle
Hepatitis Virus, Homologous Serum
HBV
Tree Number:
B04.280.375.650.425
B04.450.390.650.425
B04.909.204.340.650.425
Definition
English
:
The type species of the genus
ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS
which causes human
HEPATITIS B
and is also apparently a causal agent in human HEPATOCELLULAR
CARCINOMA
. The Dane particle is an intact
hepatitis
virion
, named after its discoverer. Non-infectious spherical and tubular
particles
are also seen in the
serum.
Indexing Annotation
English
:
infection =
HEPATITIS B
or
HEPATITIS B
, CHRONIC
See Related
English
:
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
History Note
English
:
77; was HEPATITIS VIRUS, HOMOLOGOUS SERUM 1966-76; DANE PARTICLE was see HEPATITIS B ANTIGENS 1977-80
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
chemistry
classification
drug effects
enzymology
growth & development
genetics
immunology
isolation & purification
metabolism
physiology
pathogenicity
radiation effects
ultrastructure
Record Number:
28093
Unique Identifier:
D006515
Occurrence in VHL
:
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