OMICRON-THE VARIANT OF CONCERN (VoC): A RAPID REVIEW

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dc.contributor.authorShamsi, ASen_US
dc.contributor.authorGhauri, MNen_US
dc.contributor.authorAhmad, S.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-21T11:31:09Z
dc.date.available2023-07-21T11:31:09Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.description.abstractA new variant of coronavirus B.1.1.529. appeared on the scene, when discovered by the researchers in South Africa on Nov 24.2021. It is a heavily mutated variant of coronavirus discovered thus far with over 50+ mutations with 32 mutations over the spike protein itself. Spike proteins help the virus to bind to the bodily receptors of humans to gain entry inside. In comparison to the delta variant, which had nine mutations, it means that Omicron has better chances of evading the host immunity and is also more transmissible. And rightly so, it has been declared as a variant of concern(VoC) by the WHO. The presence of S- gene is of the determinants for the detection of the virus. But omicron seems to have missed this gene- being called as S-gene dropout or S-gene target failure (S- spike glycoprotein)en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Pathology Era's Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Era University, Sarfarazganj Lucknow, U.P., India-226003en_US
dc.identifier.citationShamsi AS, Ghauri MN, Ahmad S.. OMICRON-THE VARIANT OF CONCERN (VoC): A RAPID REVIEW. Era's Journal of Medical Research. 2021 Dec; 8(2): 162-166en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-5222
dc.identifier.issn2348-9839
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/220357
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherEra's Lucknow Medical College & Hospital, Lucknowen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber2en_US
dc.relation.volume8en_US
dc.source.urihttps://doi.org/10.24041/ejmr2021.31en_US
dc.subjectCoronavirusen_US
dc.subjectmutationsen_US
dc.subjectOmicronen_US
dc.subjectspike proteinsen_US
dc.subjectVOI (variant of interest)en_US
dc.subjectVOC (variant of concern).en_US
dc.titleOMICRON-THE VARIANT OF CONCERN (VoC): A RAPID REVIEWen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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