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Descriptor English:   Hepatitis B virus 
Descriptor Spanish:   Virus de la Hepatitis B 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Vírus da Hepatite B 
Synonyms English:   B virus, Hepatitis
Dane Particle
Hepatitis B viruses
Hepatitis Virus, Homologous Serum
Particle, Dane
viruses, Hepatitis B  
Tree Number:   B04.280.375.650.425
B04.450.390.650.425
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:  
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:   28093 
Unique Identifier:   D006515 

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