Article
SARS‐CoV‐2 AY.4.2 variant circulating in Italy: Genomic preliminary insight
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ANGELETTI, Silvia et al. SARS‐CoV‐2 AY.4.2 variant circulating in Italy: Genomic preliminary insight. Journal of Medical Virology, v. 94, p. 1689-1692, 2022.
1096-9071
10.1002/jmv.27451
Autor
Angeletti, Silvia
Giovanetti, Marta
Fogolari, Marta
Cella, Eleonora
Florio, Lucia de
Lintas, Carla
Veralli, Roberta
Francesconi, Maria
Caccuri, Francesca
De Cesaris, Marina
De Flora, Cecilia
Ceccarelli, Giancarlo
Spoto, Silvia
Caruso, Arnaldo
Pascarella, Stefano
Riva, Elisabetta
Ciccozzi, Massimo
Resumen
The appearance of emerging variants of SARS‐CoV‐2 carrying mutations into the
spike protein has recently raised concern with respect to tracking their transmission
and mitigating the impact in the evolving pandemic across countries. AY.4.2, a
recently detected Delta variant sublineage, is considered a new variant under
investigation (VUI) as it carries specific genetic signatures present in the spike
protein, called Y145H and A222V. Here, using genomic epidemiology, we provide
the first preliminary insight regarding the circulation of this emerging VUI in Italy.