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Copyright ©2007 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2007; 13(1): 91-103
Published online Jan 7, 2007. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i1.91
Table 1 Comparison of HBV and DHBV
HBVDHBV
Natural hostHumanPekin duck
Related virusesWM-HBV, WHVHHBV, SGHBV
Pathogenicity
Chronic infectionyesyes
Liver injuryyesno
Experimental systems
Cell transfectionyesyes
In vitro infectionyesyes
Transgenic mouseyesno
Small animal modelnoyes