Preferred Label : hepadnaviridae;
MeSH definition : A family of hepatotropic DNA viruses which contains double-stranded DNA genomes and
causes hepatitis in humans and animals. There are two genera: AVIHEPADNAVIRUS and
ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS. Hepadnaviruses include HEPATITIS B VIRUS, duck hepatitis B virus
(HEPATITIS B VIRUS, DUCK), heron hepatitis B virus, ground squirrel hepatitis virus,
and woodchuck hepatitis B virus (HEPATITIS B VIRUS, WOODCHUCK).;
MeSH synonym : hepadnavirus; hepadnaviruses;
MeSH annotation : a family of hepatitis viruses; from HEPAtotropic DNA viruses; infection HEPADNAVIRIDAE
INFECTIONS;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepadnaviridae;
UNII : txid10404;
Origin ID : D015613;
UMLS CUI : C0019132;
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A family of hepatotropic DNA viruses which contains double-stranded DNA genomes and
causes hepatitis in humans and animals. There are two genera: AVIHEPADNAVIRUS and
ORTHOHEPADNAVIRUS. Hepadnaviruses include HEPATITIS B VIRUS, duck hepatitis B virus
(HEPATITIS B VIRUS, DUCK), heron hepatitis B virus, ground squirrel hepatitis virus,
and woodchuck hepatitis B virus (HEPATITIS B VIRUS, WOODCHUCK).