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May 27, 2021

Emergence of a New SARS-CoV-2 Variant from GR Clade with a Novel S Glycoprotein Mutation V1230L in West Bengal India

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  • [Pre-print, not peer-reviewed] Genomic surveillance detected a potential new variant emerging in West Bengal, India from an analysis of over 2,000 sequenced samples collected from January to March 2021. The new variant, identified in 70 of 412 sequences submitted from West Bengal, is characterized by 11 mutations including V1230L and P681H, also found in the B.1.1.7 variant. 16 of the 70 sequences possessed the E484K mutation, also found in the B.1.351 and P.1 variants.

Sarkar et al. (May 26, 2021). Emergence of a New SARS-CoV-2 Variant from GR Clade with a Novel S Glycoprotein Mutation V1230L in West Bengal India. Pre-print downloaded May 27 from https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.05.24.21257705