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New lineage proposal for A.23.1 with E484K #9

Closed erikalmecdc closed 3 years ago

erikalmecdc commented 3 years ago

by Erik Alm

A new lineage in the UK that is part of the old A main lineage, with E484K. Spike E484K, Spike F157L, Spike P681R, Spike Q613H, Spike R102I, Spike V367F Sub-lineage of: A.23.1 Earliest sequence: 2020-12-26 Most recent sequence: 2021-01-28 Countries circulating: UK

Old lineage resurrected, now with E484K

A23-1 lineage new lineage A-23-1.xlsx

rambaut commented 3 years ago

PHE is tracking this as a VOC but it is only defined by the addition of E484K within an A.23.1 lineage already circulating in the UK. On its own, a mutation isn't enough to warrant a sublineage but if we ascertain that the addition of this mutation is resulting in higher growth then we will revisit.

Will leave the issue open.

chrisruis commented 3 years ago

This issue has gone stale so we'll close it for now. If this would still be a useful lineage designation, please reopen this. Thanks