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A molnupiravir-associated mutational signature in global SARS-CoV-2 genomes.
Nature - 1 Nov 2023
Sanderson Theo, Hisner Ryan, Donovan-Banfield I'ah, Hartman Hassan, Løchen Alessandra, Peacock Thomas P, Ruis Christopher
Abstract excerpt
Molnupiravir, an antiviral medication widely used against severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), acts by inducing mutations in the virus genome during replication. Most random mutations are likely to be deleterious to the virus and many will be lethal; thus, molnupiravir-induced elevated mutation rates reduce viral load1,2. However, if some patients treated with molnupiravir do not fully...
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