Emergence of the E484K Mutation in SARS-CoV-2 Lineage B.1.1.345 in Upstate New York

A SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.345 variant carrying the E484K mutation was detected in four patients with no apparent epidemiological association from a hospital network in upstate New York. Subsequent analysis identified an additional eleven B.1.1.345 variants from this region between December 2020 and Februar...

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Published in:Clinical infectious diseases 2021-06
Main Authors: Lesho, Emil, Corey, Brendan, Lebreton, Francois, Ong, Ana C, Swierczewski, Brett E, Bennett, Jason W, Walsh, Edward E, Mc Gann, Patrick
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Language:English
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Summary:A SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.345 variant carrying the E484K mutation was detected in four patients with no apparent epidemiological association from a hospital network in upstate New York. Subsequent analysis identified an additional eleven B.1.1.345 variants from this region between December 2020 and February 2021.
ISSN:1058-4838
1537-6591
DOI:10.1093/cid/ciab507