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Omicron Genetic and Clinical Peculiarities That May Overturn SARS-CoV-2 Pandemic: A Literature Review.
International journal of molecular sciences - 11 Feb 2022
Tiecco Giorgio, Storti Samuele, Degli Antoni Melania, Focà Emanuele, Castelli Francesco, Quiros-Roldan Eugenia
Abstract excerpt
The Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic poses a great threat to global public health. The original wild-type strain of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has genetically evolved, and several variants of concern (VOC) have emerged. On 26 November 2021, a new variant named Omicron (B.1.1.529) was designated as the fifth VOC, revealing that SARS-CoV-2 has the potential to go beyond...
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