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Descriptor
English
:
Hepadnaviridae
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Hepadnaviridae
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Hepadnaviridae
Synonyms
English
:
Hepadnavirus
Hepadnaviruses
Tree Number:
B04.280.375
B04.450.390
Definition
English
:
A
family
of hepatotropic
DNA viruses
which contains double-stranded DNA
genomes
and causes
hepatitis
in
humans
and
animals
. There are two genera:
AVIHEPADNAVIRUS
and
ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS
. Hepadnaviruses include
HEPATITIS B VIRUS
, duck
hepatitis B virus
(
HEPATITIS B VIRUS
, DUCK), heron
hepatitis B virus
, ground squirrel
hepatitis
virus, and woodchuck
hepatitis B virus
(
HEPATITIS B VIRUS
, WOODCHUCK).
Indexing Annotation
English
:
a
family
of
hepatitis viruses
; from HEPAtotropic
DNA viruses
; infection =
HEPADNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS
History Note
English
:
90
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CH
chemistry
CL
classification
DE
drug effects
EN
enzymology
GE
genetics
GD
growth & development
IM
immunology
IP
isolation & purification
ME
metabolism
PY
pathogenicity
PH
physiology
RE
radiation effects
UL
ultrastructure
Record Number:
24708
Unique Identifier:
D015613
Occurrence in VHL
:
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