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D614G mutation may make SARS-CoV-2 more contagious – Drug Target Review
According to a new study, the SARS-CoV-2 virus is accumulating genetic mutations, including D614G which may have made it more contagious.
Posted: 5 November 2020 | Hannah Balfour (Drug Target Review) | No comments yet
According to a new study, the SARS-CoV-2 virus is accumulating genetic mutations, including one called D614G which may have made it more contagious.
Researchers have sequenced the genomes of SARS-CoV-2 strains taken from 5,085 COVID-19 patients in metropolitan Houston, Texas, US, and observed that the virus which causes COVID-19 is accumulating various genetic mutations. One of the studys co-authors, Ilya Finkelstein,…
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