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The δ agent: HBsAg particles with δ antigen and RNA in the serum of an HBV carrier

✍ Scribed by Ferruccio Bonino; Bill Hoyer; Eugenie Ford; J. Wai-Kuo Shih; Robert H. Purcell; Dr. John L. Gerin

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1981
Tongue
English
Weight
497 KB
Volume
1
Category
Article
ISSN
0270-9139

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✦ Synopsis

The hepatitis B virus-associated delta antigen was detected in the serum of a young female drug addict with acute hepatitis and a previous history of hepatitis B surface antigen carrier. Delta antigen was associated with a 35to 37-nm subpopulation of hepatitis B surface antigen particles which banded at a density of 1.25 g m per cm3 of CsCl and contained a small RNA of approximately 5.5 x 10' molecular weight. This report demonstrates that delta antigen is associated with a unique subpopulation of hepatitis B surface antigen particles and small RNA in human serum.

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