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Hepatitis B Virus, Woodchuck
Medical Definition: | An ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS causing chronic liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma in woodchucks. It closely resembles the human hepatitis B virus. |
Guide Notes: | a member of the genus Orthohepadnavirus; infection: coord IM with HEPATITIS B (IM) |
Previously Indexed: | Hepatitis Viruses (1979-1993) |
Hepatitis B Virus, Woodchuck Medical Definitions and Terms
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