Hepadnaviridae /Hep·ad·na·vi·ri·dae/ (hep-ad″nah-vir´ĭ-de) the hepatitis B–like viruses: a family of DNA viruses causing infection and associated with chronic disease and neoplasia.
Hepadnaviridae
Hepadnaviridae
(hepad″n
vir´-ô idē),
n one of the major virus families, to which the hepatitis B virus belongs. Viruses in this family have a double-stranded incomplete circular molecular structure with icosahedral symmetry.
vir´-ô idē), n one of the major virus families, to which the hepatitis B virus belongs. Viruses in this family have a double-stranded incomplete circular molecular structure with icosahedral symmetry.
Hepadnaviridae
a family of viruses that are icosahedral with a circular, partially double-strand DNA genome. The prototype virus causes serum hepatitis or hepatitis B and hepatocellular carcinoma in humans; related viruses cause hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma in ducks, woodchucks, ground squirrels and dogs.
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