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. 2022 Mar 29;3(2):100206.
doi: 10.1016/j.xinn.2022.100206. Epub 2022 Jan 13.

The mysterious origins of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2

Pei Du  1 , George Fu Gao  1   2   3 , Qihui Wang  1   2
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The mysterious origins of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2

Pei Du et al. Innovation (Camb). .
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Mutations in Omicron S protein that are present in other SARS-CoV-2 variants or sarbecoviruses Mutations present in lineages associated with pre-Omicron VOCs and VOIs are drawn based on 75% prevalence in at least one lineage (outbreak.info, 2021-12-31 accessed). Mutations present in sarbecoviruses are drawn based on the following sequences: SARS-CoV (NC_004718), GX/P2V/2017 (EPI_ISL_410542), RaTG13 (EPI_ISL_402131), RacCS203 (MW251308), RShSTT182 (EPI_ISL_852604), and Rc-o319 (LC556375). Rare mutations are defined as existing in less than 0.02% of the 6,664,979 records on Gisaid.org (2021-12-31 accessed). Numbering of all mutation sites is based on the SARS-CoV-2 prototype strain (EPI_ISL_402119).
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