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Genetic variants of SARS-CoV-2 and its clinical implications

Year: 2021

Type: article

Abstract: The SARS-CoV-2, causal agent of the COVID-19 current pandemic, is suffering mutations as a consequence of its evolutive cycle, what has originated different genetic variants that have been grouped in two categories: worrying (alpha or British, beta or South African, gamma or Brazilian and delta or Indian) and of interest (lamdba, mu, epsilon, eta, iota, kappa, zed, theta); these categories bear clinical implications in the transmissibility, virulence and resistance from SARS-CoV-2 to the natural and acquired immunity, what represents a serious challenge in health services worldwide. These genetic variants are described in this work, with emphasis in its probable clinical impact, and the possibility that other variants could appear is also explained, as natural phenomenon in the evolution of viruses.

Source: DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals)

Authors: Alexander Expósito Lara, Gisela Eduarda Feria Díaz, Sonia Noemí González Benítez, Pedro Enrique Miguel Soca

Institutions: Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo, Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Holguín

Language: English

Topic: SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4226110404

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