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Hepatitis Delta Virus

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Definition: A defective virus, containing particles of RNA nucleoprotein in virion-like form, present in patients with acute hepatitis B and chronic hepatitis. It requires the presence of a hepadnavirus for full replication. This is the lone species in the genus Deltavirus.  infection    Other names Hepatitis D Virus; Deltavirus; Delta Virus; Delta Agent; Hepatitis Delta Viruses; Hepatitis D Viruses; Deltaviruses; Delta Viruses, Hepatitis; Delta Viruses; Delta Virus, Hepatitis; Delta Agents
 
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hepatitis delta virus large antigen  0   *Hepatitis delta Antigens Hepatitis Delta Virus.

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