Naturally occurring SARS-CoV-2 gene deletions close to the spike S1/S2 cleavage site in the viral quasispecies of COVID19 patients
C. Andres, D. Garcia-Cehic, J. Gregori, M. Pinana, F. Rodriguez-Frias, M. Guerrero, J. Esperalba, A. Rando, L. Goterris, M. G. Codina, S. Quer, M. C. Martin, M. Campins, R. Ferrer, B. Almirante, , J. Quer
The paper analyzes SARS-CoV-2 spike gene deletions in COVID-19 patients, finding frameshift mutations near the S1/S2 cleavage site that may reduce infection severity.
bioRxiv · Jun 3, 2020Microbiology