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Molecular phylogenetic analyses indicate a wide and ancient radiation of African hepatitis delta virus, suggesting a deltavirus genus of at least seven major clades.
Journal of virology - 1 Mar 2004
Radjef Nadjia, Gordien Emmanuel, Ivaniushina Valeria, Gault Elyanne, Anaïs Patricia, Drugan Tudor, Trinchet Jean-Claude, Roulot Dominique, Tamby Mathieu, Milinkovitch Michel C, Dény Paul
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Hepatitis D virus (HDV) is a satellite of hepatitis B virus (HBV) for transmission and propagation and infects nearly 20 million people worldwide. The HDV genome is a compact circular single-stranded RNA genome with extensive intramolecular complementarity. Despite its different epidemiological and pathological patterns, the variability and geographical distribution of HDV are limited to three genotypes and two...
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