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Emerging SARS-CoV-2 mutation hot spots include a novel RNA-dependent-RNA polymerase variant.
Journal of translational medicine - 22 Apr 2020
Pachetti Maria, Marini Bruna, Benedetti Francesca, Giudici Fabiola, Mauro Elisabetta, Storici Paola, Masciovecchio Claudio, Angeletti Silvia, Ciccozzi Massimo, Gallo Robert C, Zella Davide, Ippodrino Rudy
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: SARS-CoV-2 is a RNA coronavirus responsible for the pandemic of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (COVID-19). RNA viruses are characterized by a high mutation rate, up to a million times higher than that of their hosts. Virus mutagenic capability depends upon several factors, including the fidelity of viral enzymes that replicate nucleic acids, as SARS-CoV-2 RNA dependent RNA polymerase (RdRp)....
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