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Sharmin Baig

Statens Serum InstitutORCID 0000-0001-7929-2998Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Research Focus:variant calling· 1 Organism:virus· 1 Assay:whole-genome sequencing· 1

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Kirsten EllegaardiD· 2 shared Leandro Andrés Escobar-HerreraiD· 2 shared Marc SteggeriD· 2 shared Morten Arendt RasmusseniD· 2 shared Raphael Niklaus SieberiD· 2 shared Anders FomsgaardiD· 1 shared Anders Krusager· 1 shared Casper WestergaardiD· 1 shared

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BioinformaticsPLoS ONEPeer-reviewedOct 16, 2025

SARS-CoV-2 sequencing artifacts associated with targeted PCR enrichment and read mapping

Kirsten Ellegaard, Vithiagaran Gunalan, Raphael Niklaus Sieber…·Marc Stegger

This study identifies sequencing artifacts in SARS-CoV-2 genome sequencing caused by PCR primers and reference genome choices, showing how they lead to ambiguous base calls and missed mutations.

1 citation

viruswhole-genome sequencing

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ImmunologybioRxivPreprintOct 1, 2023

Neutralisation of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants BA.2.86 and EG.5.1 by antibodies induced by earlier infection or vaccination

Ria Lassaunière, Charlotta Polacek, Sharmin Baig…·Morten Rasmussen

The paper assesses the neutralization of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariants BA.2.86 and EG.5.1 by antibodies from prior infection or vaccination, finding comparable neutralization titres to XBB.1 and EG.5.1.

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humanexperimental assay

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