title: Eighth major clade for hepatitis delta virus.
abstract: Hepatitis delta virus is the only representative of the Deltavirus genus, which consists of 7 differentiated major clades. In this study, an eighth clade was identified from 3 distinct strains. Deltavirus genetic variability should be considered for diagnostic purposes. Clinical consequences of the diversity have yet to be evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Hôpital Avicenne and EA3406, Université Paris 13, Bobigny, France.
authors.forename: Frédéric
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Le Gal
authors.forename: Elyanne
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gault
authors.forename: Marie-Pierre
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Ripault
authors.forename: Jeanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Serpaggi
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Trinchet
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gordien
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dény
mesh_terms: D007560:Cote d'Ivoire; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000378:metabolism; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D014644:Genetic Variation; D019701:Hepatitis D, Chronic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology*; D003698:Hepatitis Delta Virus / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012675:Senegal; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D012367:RNA, Viral