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Antibody escape drives emergence of diverse spike haplotypes resembling variants of concern in persistent SARS-CoV-2 infections.
Cell reports. Medicine - 17 Feb 2026
Snell Luke B, Pickering Suzanne, Alcolea-Medina Adela, Winstone Helena, Seow Jeffrey, Graham Carl, O'Connell Lorcan, Batra Rahul, Malim Michael H, Doores Katie J, Nebbia Gaia, Edgeworth Jonathan D, Neil Stuart J D, Galão Rui P
Abstract excerpt
Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 in long-term persistent infections is hypothesized to be a major source of variants of concern (VOCs). However, linking intra-host variants into haplotypes that reflect viral subpopulations is limited by commonly used genomic sequencing techniques. We develop sequencing and analysis methods for identifying full-length spike haplotypes and analyze their diversification during persistent...
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