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Coronavirus | How the N439K variant escapes immune system’s antibodies – The Hindu
While the mutation did not change virus replication, the scientists said it significantly diminished binding of a proportion of both clinical antibodies and serum…
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Scientists have assessed a mutation in the novel coronavirus and found that it confers the virus resistance to some individual’s serum antibodies, an advance which underscores the need for constant molecular surveillance of the pathogen to guide the development of vaccines.
According to the study, published in the journal Cell, variants carrying this mutation are…
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