Woodchuck hepatitis virus
| Woodchuck hepatitis virus | |
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Virus classification 
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| (unranked): | Virus |
| Realm: | Riboviria |
| Kingdom: | Pararnavirae |
| Phylum: | Artverviricota |
| Class: | Revtraviricetes |
| Order: | Blubervirales |
| Family: | Hepadnaviridae |
| Genus: | Orthohepadnavirus |
| Species: | Woodchuck hepatitis virus
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Woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) is a species of the genus Marmota monax, but has since been discovered in wild populations in the Eastern United States.[1] Infected woodchucks which are unable to clear the infection inevitably develop hepatocellular carcinoma; this has led to the use of WHV in woodchucks as a model for human Hepatitis B virus infections.[2]
References
- S2CID 27109364.
- ISBN 978-0-12-775390-4.
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