A virus similar to human hepatitis B virus associated with hepatitis and hepatoma in woodchucks.
Particles with properties similar to those associated with human hepatitis B were found in serum from woodchucks with chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma. It is suggested that woodchuck hepatitis virus is a second member of a novel class of viruses represented by the human hepatitis B virus.
D000818:Animals; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004279:DNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D006515:Hepatitis B virus / Q000032:analysis*; D006520:Hepatitis, Animal / Q000382:microbiology*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008392:Marmota / Q000382:microbiology*; D012377:Rodentia / Q000382:microbiology*
D004279:DNA, Viral