Evolution of the SARS‐CoV‐2 omicron variants BA.1 to BA.5: Implications for immune escape and transmission

The first dominant SARS‐CoV‐2 Omicron variant BA.1 harbours 35 mutations in its Spike protein from the original SARS‐CoV‐2 variant that emerged late 2019. Soon after its discovery, BA.1 rapidly emerged to become the dominant variant worldwide and has since evolved into several variants. Omicron is o...

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Published in:	Reviews in medical virology Vol. 32; no. 5; pp. e2381 - n/a
Main Authors:	Shrestha, Lok Bahadur, Foster, Charles, Rawlinson, William, Tedla, Nicodemus, Bull, Rowena A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Wiley Periodicals Inc 01.09.2022 John Wiley and Sons Inc
Subjects:	Antibodies, Monoclonal - therapeutic use Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized Antibodies, Neutralizing Antibodies, Viral COVID-19 Evolution Humans Immune evasion Infectivity Monoclonal antibodies Mutation omicron Public health Recombination Review SARS-CoV-2 - genetics SARS‐COV‐2 Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Spike protein Syncytia Vaccines omicron immune evasion SARS-COV-2 monoclonal antibodies
ISSN:	1052-9276, 1099-1654, 1099-1654
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