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Medical Definition of Orthohepadnavirus
1. A genus of hepadnaviridae causing hepatitis in humans, woodchucks, and ground squirrels. It is also associated with human hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatitis b virus is the type species. (12 Dec 1998)
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1. A genus of hepadnaviridae causing hepatitis in humans, woodchucks, and ground squirrels. It is also associated with human hepatocellular carcinoma. Hepatitis b virus is the type species. (12 Dec 1998)