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SARS-CoV-2 viral spike G614 mutation exhibits higher case fatality rate.
International journal of clinical practice - 1 Aug 2020
Becerra-Flores Manuel, Cardozo Timothy
Abstract excerpt
AIM: The COVID-19 pandemic is caused by infection with the SARS-CoV-2 virus. The major mutation detected to date in the SARS-CoV-2 viral envelope spike protein, which is responsible for virus attachment to the host and is also the main target for host antibodies, is a mutation of an aspartate (D) at position 614 found frequently in Chinese strains to a glycine (G). We sought to infer health impact of this...
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