Research Article
Confirming Multiplex RT-qPCR Use in COVID-19 with Next-Generation Sequencing: Strategies for Epidemiological Advantage
Table 1
World Health Organization (WHO) designated variants of concern (VOC) [
11].
| WHO label | Alpha | Beta | Gamma | Delta | Omicron | | Pango lineage | B.1.1.7 | B.1.351 | P.1 | B.1.617.2 | B.1.1.529 |
| Classifying Mutation(s) | Δ69/70 | K417N | K417N/T | T19R | A67V | E484A | Δ144Y | E484K | E484K | (G142D) | Δ69-70 | Q493K | (E484K) | N501Y | N501Y | Δ156 | T95I | G496S | (S494P) | D614G | D614G | Δ157 | G142D | Q498R | N501Y | | | R158G | Δ143–145 | N501Y | A570D | | | L452R | Δ211 | Y505H | D614G | | | T478K | L212I | T547K | P681H | | | D614G | ins214EPE | D614G | | | | P681R | G339D | H655Y | | | | D950N | S371L | N679K | | | | | S373P | P681H | | | | | S375F | N764K | | | | | K417N | D796Y | | | | | N440K | N856K | | | | | G446S | Q954H | | | | | S477N | N969K | | | | | T478K | L981F |
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Detected in some sequences but not all. |