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MeSH Heading: Hepatitis Delta Virus
Tree Number(s): B04.265.270; B04.450.411; B04.820.480.875
Unique ID: D003698
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003698
Annotation: infection = HEPATITIS D or HEPATITIS D, CHRONIC
Scope Note: 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.
Entry Term(s): Delta Agent; Delta Virus; Deltavirus; Hepatitis D Virus
Registry Numbers: txid12475; txid39759
Related Numbers: txid39759
NLM Classification #: QW 170
Previous Indexing: Hepatitis B (1977-1985); Hepatitis B Antigens (1977-1985)
Public MeSH Note: 98; see DELTA AGENT 1986-97; for HEPATITIS DELTA VIRUS see DELTA AGENT 1997
History Note: 98(86)
Date Established: 1986/01/01
Date of Entry: 1985/05/07
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

Concept UI: M0005788
Registry Numbers: txid12475
Related Numbers: txid39759
Scope Note: 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.
Terms: Hepatitis Delta Virus Preferred Term
Term UI T010792
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1986); Delta Agent
Term UI T010790
Date01/31/1997
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1998); Hepatitis D Virus
Term UI T010791
Date05/07/1985
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID UNK (19XX); Delta Virus
Term UI T010793
Date12/15/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994)

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