<p><P>Since its discovery nearly 30 years ago, hepatitis delta virus (HDV) has continued to surprise and fascinate. At 1,680 nucleotides the HDV genome is the smallest known to infect man. It is unique among animal viruses, the closest known relatives being plant viroids. To compensate for its limit
Hepatitis Delta Virus
โ Scribed by Hiroshi Handa M.D., Ph.D., Yuki Yamaguchi Ph.D. (auth.)
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 102
- Series
- Medical Intelligence Unit
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
Hepatitis Delta Virus is an up-to-date guide to hepatitis D virus (HDV), a human virus with a number of distinctive features. Each chapter of this book describes one of the broad aspects of HDV from virology to molecular biology, and from diagnosis to therapy.
โฆ Table of Contents
Genotype of Hepatitis Delta Virus....Pages 1-9
Hepatitis Delta Virus....Pages 10-19
Structure and Replication of Hepatitis Delta Virus RNA....Pages 20-37
Hepatitis Delta Antigen....Pages 38-51
Hepatitis Delta Virus RNA Editing....Pages 52-65
Hepatitis Delta Antigen and RNA Polymerase II....Pages 66-75
Clinical Features of Hepatitis Delta Virus....Pages 76-80
Diagnosis of Hepatitis D Virus Infection....Pages 81-92
โฆ Subjects
Virology; Molecular Medicine; Medical Microbiology
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Hepatitis Delta Virus is an up-to-date guide to hepatitis D virus (HDV), a human virus with a number of distinctive features. Each chapter of this book describes one of the broad aspects of HDV from virology to molecular biology, and from diagnosis to therapy.
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