Misidentification of the SARS-CoV-2 Mu variant using commercial mutation screening assays

Detection of mutations by multiplex real-time RT-PCR is a widely used method for the screening of SARS-CoV-2 variants, but this method has several limitations. We describe three cases in which a Mu strain containing the mutation K417N was initially misclassified as the Beta variant. We recommend the...

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Published in:	Archives of virology Vol. 167; no. 4; pp. 1141 - 1144
Main Authors:	Alejo-Cancho, Izaskun, Gual-de-Torrella, Ana, Gallego, Mikel, Urrutikoetxea-Gutierrez, Mikel, Lejarraga, Clara, López de Goikoetxea, Maria José
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Vienna Springer Vienna 01-04-2022 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Biomedical and Life Sciences Biomedicine Brief Report COVID-19 - diagnosis Humans Infectious Diseases Medical Microbiology Multiplex Polymerase Chain Reaction Mutation Polymerase chain reaction SARS-CoV-2 - genetics Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 Virology
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