Click on the article title to read more. Hepatitis delta virus molecular biology pathogenesis and clinical aspects hadziyannis stephanos j taylor john m bonino ferruccio amazoncomau books. Progress in clinical and biological research volume 382 hepatitis delta virus molecular biology pathogenesis and clinical aspects proc. Up to 90 off textbooks at amazon canada plus free two day shipping for six months when you sign up for amazon prime for students. The hepatitis delta or d virus hdv was discovered in 1977 by rizzetto et al during an analysis of liver biopsies from patients chronically infected with the hepatitis b virus hbv and more severe liver damage analysis of the hepatocytes using the technique immunofluorescence showed the presence of a specific antigen which was named with the greek letter and subsequently renamed the delta antigen