Researchers have found a previously undiscovered hepadnavirus in an immunocompromised cat, and subsequently in banked samples. Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers from the University of Sydney ...
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) and the closely related woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) are potent carcinogens that trigger development of primary hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The initial sites of ...
Genetic fragments buried in the cells of songbirds indicate that a family of hepatitis-B-like viruses is at least 19 million years old, much more ancient than previously thought. As much as 75 percent ...
DENVER/May 17, 2018 - Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers from the University of Sydney have found a previously undiscovered hepadnavirus in an immunocompromised cat, and subsequently in ...
Jasper belonged to Dr. Julia Beatty, lead investigator, and was positive for the new virus. The team had tested a residual blood sample that had been stored from him in 2013. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...