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ReviewCurrent genetic medicine reports2021

Decoding Covid-19 with the SARS-CoV-2 Genome.

Phoebe Ellis, Ferenc Somogyvári, Dezső P Virok, Michela Noseda, Gary R McLean

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Review in Current genetic medicine reports, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed
2.7field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Phoebe EllisSchool of Human Sciences, London Metropolitan University, London, UK.
Ferenc SomogyváriDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunobiology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Dezső P VirokDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Immunobiology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
Michela NosedaNational Heart and Lung Institute, Imperial College London, London, UK.
Gary R McLeanSchool of Human Sciences, London Metropolitan University, London, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-1278-1743
London Metropolitan University · GBUniversity of Szeged · HUImperial College London · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewSARS-CoV-2, the recently emerged coronavirus (CoV) that is responsible for the current global pandemic Covid-19, first appeared in late 2019 in Wuhan, China. Here, we summarise details of the SARS-CoV-2 genome to assist understanding of the emergence, evolution and diagnosis of this deadly new virus. RECENT

findingsBased on high similarities in the genome sequences, the virus is thought to have arisen from SARS-like CoVs in bats but the lack of an intermediate species containing a CoV with even greater similarity has so far eluded discovery. The critical determinant of the SARS-CoV-2 genome is the spike (S) gene encoding the viral structural protein that interacts with the host cell entry receptor ACE2. The S protein is sufficiently adapted to bind human ACE2 much more readily than SARS-CoV, the most closely related human CoV. SUMMARY: Although the SARS-CoV-2 genome is undergoing subtle evolution in humans through mutation that may enhance transmission, there is limited evidence for attenuation that might weaken the virus. It is also still unclear as to the events that led to the virus' emergence from bats. Importantly, current diagnosis requires specific recognition and amplification of the SARS-CoV-2 RNA genome by qPCR, despite these ongoing viral genome changes. Alternative diagnostic procedures relying on immunoassay are becoming more prevalent.

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Covid-19DiagnosisGenome analysisPandemicqPCRSARS-CoV-2

Identifiers

PMID33457109
PMCPMC7794078
OpenAlexW3120544094

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