"Hepatitis Delta Virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D003698
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.265.270 B04.450.411 B04.820.300
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| Concept/Terms |
Hepatitis Delta Virus- Hepatitis Delta Virus
- Delta Virus, Hepatitis
- Delta Viruses, Hepatitis
- Hepatitis Delta Viruses
- Delta Virus
- Delta Viruses
- Delta Agent
- Delta Agents
- Hepatitis D Virus
- Hepatitis D Viruses
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Hepatitis Delta Virus" by people in Profiles.
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A case of quadruple viral infections and elevated aminotransferase activities. Semin Liver Dis. 2012 Aug; 32(3):262-6.