Hepadnavirus DNA Is Detected in Canine Blood Samples in Hong Kong but Not in Liver Biopsies of Chronic Hepatitis or Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) caused by the hepadnavirus hepatitis B virus (HBV) are significant causes of human mortality. A hepatitis-B-like virus infecting cats, domestic cat hepadnavirus (DCH), was reported in 2018. DCH DNA is hepatotropic and detectable in feline blood or...

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Main Authors:	Yan Ru Choi, Min-Chun Chen, Maura Carrai, Francesca Rizzo, Yingfei Chai, May Tse, Ken Jackson, Vito Martella, Joerg Steiner, Patricia A. Pesavento, Julia A. Beatty, Vanessa R. Barrs
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	MDPI AG 2022-07-01
Series:	Viruses
Subjects:	carcinoma hepatocellular cats dogs <i>Hepadnaviridae</i> hepatitis B virus
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/14/7/1543
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