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Sequence Analysis of 20,453 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Genomes from the Houston Metropolitan Area Identifies the Emergence and Widespread Distribution of Multiple Isolates of All Major Variants of Concern.
The American journal of pathology - 1 Jun 2021
Long S Wesley, Olsen Randall J, Christensen Paul A, Subedi Sishir, Olson Robert, Davis James J, Saavedra Matthew Ojeda, Yerramilli Prasanti, Pruitt Layne, Reppond Kristina, Shyer Madison N, Cambric Jessica, Finkelstein Ilya J, Gollihar Jimmy, Musser James M
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Since the beginning of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic, there has been international concern about the emergence of virus variants with mutations that increase transmissibility, enhance escape from the human immune response, or otherwise alter biologically important phenotypes. In late 2020, several variants of concern emerged globally, including the UK variant (B.1.1.7),...
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