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A straightforward molecular strategy to retrospectively investigate the spread of SARS-CoV-2 VOC202012/01 B.1.1.7 variant.
Journal of infection in developing countries - 7 Mar 2021
Ibba Gabriele, Sau Rosangela, Angioj Flavia, Abbondio Marcello, Rubino Salvatore, Uzzau Sergio
Abstract excerpt
The spread of new SARS-CoV-2 variants represents a serious threat worldwide, thus rapid and cost-effective methods are required for their identification. Since November 2020, the TaqPath COVID-19 assay (Thermo Fisher Scientific) has been used to identify viral strains of the new lineage B.1.1.7, since it fails to detect the S-gene with the ∆69/70 deletion. Here, we proposed S-gene mutations screening with the...
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