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dane particle

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Main Entry: Dane particle
Pronunciation: 'dAn-
Function: noun
: a spherical particle found in the serum in hepatitis B that is the virion of the causativedouble-stranded DNA virus
Dane, David Maurice Surrey (1923–1998), British pathologist. A group of British scientists, led by Dane, discovered the Dane particle in 1970.By 1974 the viral identity of the particle had been confirmed by scientists.
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Dane particle (dān)
n.
Any of the larger spherical forms of hepatitis-associated antigens comprising the virion of hepatitis B virus.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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