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A Canadian isolate of hepatitis D (delta) virus.
Canadian journal of gastroenterology = Journal canadien de gastroenterologie - 1 Jan 2000
Poisson V, Ménard D B, Frost E, Perreault J P
Abstract excerpt
Hepatitis D (delta) virus (HDV) is an infectious agent that propagates in hepatocytes only in the presence of hepatitis B virus, causing fulminant or chronic hepatitis with liver cirrhosis. HDV is a 36 nm particle that includes a circular RNA genome of 1.7 kilobases with an extensive internal complementary that allows it to fold into a rod-like structure. The relationships among genotypes, sequence variability,...
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