About Mario Rizzetto
Born 1945. Mario Rizzetto is an Italian physician, virologist and university teacher, known for Hepatitis D.
Mario Rizzetto (born 4 June 1945) is an Italian virologist who in 1977 first reported the Hepatitis D virus as a nuclear antigen in patients infected with HBV who had severe liver disease.
He graduated in Medicine and Surgery at the University of Padua in 1969. He was awarded the King Faisal International Prize in Medicine in 1985, the Robert Koch Prize in 1987, the William Beaumont Prize of the American Gastroenterological Association in 1988, and the Hans Popper Award in 1992.
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Who is Mario Rizzetto?
Italian physician (born 1945)
When was Mario Rizzetto born?
Mario Rizzetto was born on 4 June 1945 in Padua.
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Mario Rizzetto is a physician, virologist and university teacher.
What is Mario Rizzetto known for?
Mario Rizzetto is known for Hepatitis D.
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Mario Rizzetto is Italian.
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