Genetic & Genomic MedicinemedRxivPreprint
Persistence of a SARS-CoV-2 variant with a frameshifting deletion for the duration of a major outbreak
Charles S. P. Foster, Rowena Anne Bull, Nicodemus T. Tedla…·William D. Rawlinson
The paper identifies a SARS-CoV-2 variant with an ORF7a deletion that persisted during a major outbreak but shows no clear fitness advantage in cell culture.
DOI 10.1101/2022.09.06.22279658