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Drivers of adaptive evolution during chronic SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Nature medicine - 1 Jul 2022
Harari Sheri, Tahor Maayan, Rutsinsky Natalie, Meijer Suzy, Miller Danielle, Henig Oryan, Halutz Ora, Levytskyi Katia, Ben-Ami Ronen, Adler Amos, Paran Yael, Stern Adi
Abstract excerpt
In some immunocompromised patients with chronic severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection, considerable adaptive evolution occurs. Some substitutions found in chronic infections are lineage-defining mutations in variants of concern (VOCs), which has led to the hypothesis that VOCs emerged from chronic infections. In this study, we searched for drivers of VOC-like emergence by...
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