MicrobiologybioRxiv
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…·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.
DOI 10.1080/22221751.2020.1806735