Two-step strategy for the identification of SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/01 and other variants with spike deletion H69-V70, France, August to December 2020.
Two-step strategy for the identification of SARS-CoV-2 variant of concern 202012/01 and other variants with spike deletion H69-V70, France, August to December 2020.
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10.2807/1560-7917.es.2021.26.3.2100008
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2021-01
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COVID-Diagnosis HCL Study Group
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Bal A;Destras G;Gaymard A;Stefic K;Marlet J;Eymieux S;Regue H;Semanas Q;d'Aubarede C;Billaud G;Laurent F;Gonzalez C;Mekki Y;Valette M;Bouscambert M;Gaudy-Graffin C;Lina B;Morfin F;Josset L;COVID-Diagnosis HCL Study Group
We report the strategy leading to the first detection of variant of concern 202012/01 (VOC) in France (21 December 2020). First, the spike (S) deletion H69–V70 (ΔH69/ΔV70), identified in certain SARS-CoV-2 variants including VOC, is screened for. This deletion is associated with a S-gene target failure (SGTF) in the three-target RT-PCR assay (TaqPath kit). Subsequently, SGTF samples are whole genome sequenced. This approach revealed mutations co-occurring with ΔH69/ΔV70 including S:N501Y in the VOC.