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Hepatitis Delta Virus

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 limited pro...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Collectivité auteur: SpringerLink (Online service)
Autres auteurs: Casey, John L. (Éditeur intellectuel)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2006.
Édition:1st ed. 2006.
Collection:Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology, 307
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Accès en ligne:Texto Completo
Table des matières:
  • Structure and Replication of Hepatitis Delta Virus RNA
  • HDV RNA Replication: Ancient Relic or Primer?
  • HDV Ribozymes
  • RNA Editing in Hepatitis Delta Virus
  • Post-translational Modification of Delta Antigen of Hepatitis D Virus
  • The Role of the HBV Envelope Proteins in the HDV Replication Cycle
  • Prenylation of HDAg and Antiviral Drug Development
  • Hepatitis Delta Virus Genetic Variability: From Genotypes I, II, III to Eight Major Clades?
  • Functional and Clinical Significance of Hepatitis D Virus Genotype II Infection
  • Immunology of HDV Infection
  • The Woodchuck Model of HDV Infection.