| virological and clinical characteristics of delta hepatitis in central europe. | hepatitis d virus (hdv) or delta hepatitis has mainly been studied in asian and mediterranean cohorts, but data on virological and clinical characteristics of hdv-infected central and northern european patients are limited. we investigated virological patterns, as well as biochemical and clinical features of liver disease in 258 hdv infected patients recruited over a period of 15 years at hannover medical school. virological parameters were compared to 2083 anti-hdv negative hepatitis b surface ... | 2009 | 19566789 |