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. 2022 Mar:148:105081.
doi: 10.1016/j.jcv.2022.105081. Epub 2022 Jan 20.

Unusual high number of spike protein mutations for the SARS-CoV-2 strains detected in Hong Kong

Alan Kl Tsang  1 , Peter Kc Cheng  1 , Gannon Ck Mak  2 , Patricia Kl Leung  1 , Peter Cw Yip  1 , Edman Tk Lam  1 , Ken Hl Ng  1 , Rickjason Cw Chan  1
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Unusual high number of spike protein mutations for the SARS-CoV-2 strains detected in Hong Kong

Alan Kl Tsang et al. J Clin Virol. 2022 Mar.

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Keywords: B.1.1.529; Hong Kong SAR; Omicron; SARS-CoV-2.

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