Hepatitis B Virus, Woodchuck

Known as: Viruses, Woodchuck Hepatitis, Woodchuck Hepatitis Viruses, Woodchuck hepatitis B virus 
A species of double-stranded, retro-transcribing viruses in the genus Orthohepadnavirus that is naturally capable of infecting the woodchuck Marmota… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Woodchuck hepatitis virus post-transcriptional regulatory element deleted from X protein and promoter sequences enhances retroviral vector titer and expression
Introduction of the post-transcriptional regulatory element (PRE) of woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) into the 3′ untranslated… (More)
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Review
2003
Review
2003
Synergistic interaction between aflatoxin B1 and hepatitis B virus in hepatocarcinogenesis.
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  • 2003
Chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and dietary exposure to aflatoxin B1 (AFB1), two of the major risk factors in the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Woodchuck hepatitis virus posttranscriptional regulatory element enhances expression of transgenes delivered by retroviral vectors.
The expression of genes delivered by retroviral vectors is often inefficient, a potential obstacle for their widespread use in… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Enhanced expression of transgenes from adeno-associated virus vectors with the woodchuck hepatitis virus posttranscriptional regulatory element: implications for gene therapy.
The woodchuck hepatitis virus posttranscriptional regulatory element (WPRE) evolved to stimulate the expression of intronless… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Woodchuck hepatitis virus contains a tripartite posttranscriptional regulatory element.
The hepatitis B virus posttranscriptional regulatory element (HBVPRE) is a cis-acting RNA element that partially overlaps with… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Lack of effect of antiviral therapy in nondividing hepatocyte cultures on the closed circular DNA of woodchuck hepatitis virus.
The template for synthesis of hepadnaviral RNAs is a covalently closed circular (ccc) DNA located in the nucleus of the infected… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
The hepatitis B virus X gene potentiates c-myc-induced liver oncogenesis in transgenic mice
The hepatitis B virus X protein (HBx) is thought to be implicated in the development of hepatocellular carcinoma, but its exact… (More)
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Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Frequent activation of N-myc genes by hepadnavirus insertion in woodchuck liver tumours
THE recent finding of c-myc activation by insertion of woodchuck hepatitis virus DNA in two independent hepatocellular carcinoma1… (More)
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Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Virus of Pekin ducks with structural and biological relatedness to human hepatitis B virus.
A virus found in the sera of Pekin ducks appears to be a new member of the human hepatitis B-like family of viruses. This virus… (More)
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Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
A virus similar to human hepatitis B virus associated with hepatitis and hepatoma in woodchucks.
Particles with properties similar to those associated with human hepatitis B were found in serum from woodchucks with chronic… (More)
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