High prevalence of an alpha variant lineage with a premature stop codon in ORF7a in Iraq, winter 2020-2021
Nihad A. M. Al-Rashedi, Hussein Alburkat, Abas O. Hadi, Murad G. Munahi, Ali Jasim, Alaa Hameed, Basel Saber Oda, Kareem Moamin Lilo, Laith A.H. AlObaidi, Olli P. Vapalahti, Tarja A. Sironen, Teemu Smura
The paper analyzes SARS-CoV-2 genomic data from Iraq during 2020-2021, identifying a high prevalence of the B.1.1.7 lineage with a stop codon mutation in ORF7a.
PLoS ONE · May 26, 2022Peer-reviewedGenetic & Genomic Medicine