Evaluación de los efectos de la mutación de punta D614G del SARS-CoV-2 en la transmisibilidad y la patogenicidad

Erik Volz1, Verity Hill2, John T McCrone2

  • 1MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, London, UK.

Cell
|December 4, 2020
PubMed
Resumen

La variante de la proteína del pico D614G del SARS-CoV-2 muestra una ventaja selectiva en el Reino Unido. Si bien no aumenta la mortalidad por COVID-19, la variante 614G está vinculada a cargas virales más altas y pacientes más jóvenes.

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