Main Entry: Dane particle

Pronunciation: \ˈdān-\

Function: noun

: a spherical particle found in the serum in hepatitis B that is the virion of the causative double-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.