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SARS-CoV-2 AY.4.2 variant circulating in Italy: Genomic preliminary insight.

Prof S AngelettiMarta GiovanettiMarta FogolariEleonora CellaLucia De FlorioCarla LintasRoberta VeralliMaria FrancesconiFrancesca CaccuriMarina De CesarisCecilia De FloraGiancarlo CeccarelliSilvia SpotoArnaldo CarusoStefano PascarellaElisabetta RivaMassimo Ciccozzi
Published in: Journal of medical virology (2021)
The appearance of emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 carrying mutations into the spike protein has recently raised concern with respect to tracking their transmission and mitigating the impact in the evolving pandemic across countries. AY.4.2, a recently detected Delta variant sublineage, is considered a new variant under investigation (VUI) as it carries specific genetic signatures present in the spike protein, called Y145H and A222V. Here, using genomic epidemiology, we provide the first preliminary insight regarding the circulation of this emerging VUI in Italy.
Keyphrases
  • sars cov
  • copy number
  • respiratory syndrome coronavirus
  • genome wide
  • protein protein
  • amino acid
  • binding protein
  • risk factors
  • gene expression