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Slack / Private Message Drop, p.397 [SLACK_000611] · slack_pm:msg:04101

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Date
2021-01-14 13:26
Type
chat message · slack
recipient
Kristian G. Andersen, Robert F. Garry, Edward C. Holmes
speaker
Andrew Rambaut

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`containing several likely pathogenic but distinct mutations in the Spike (S) gene, particularly N501Y.` - what? 'likelypathogenic'? Garbage

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  1. 2021-01-14 13:11 Andrew Rambaut open
    Jeez: ```We report the presence of a viral isolate from late December 2020 in Columbus Ohio that has acquired the S N501Y variant. This amino acid change was first described in a clinical sample in the United Kingdom in association with other novel S variants and a clade 20B backbone (ECDC, 2020; Davies et al, 2020), with the combination named as the B.1.1.7 strain and a Next Strain designation as 20I/501Y.V1 (Bedford et al, 2021). The same N501Ymutation was subsequently found in a clade 20C strain in South Africa, where it was associated with a different setof additional S variants (Tegally et al, 2020), with Next Strain designation as 20H/501Y.V3. ```What a fucking mess Trevor has created. "It has acquired the N501Y variant".
  2. 2021-01-14 13:19 Andrew Rambaut open
    On that note, I am sure I read this hypothesis somewhere before: https://twitter.com/trvrb/status/1349774308202094594
  3. 2021-01-14 13:23 Edward C. Holmes open
    Aye on both counts. Fucking Trevor!
  4. 2021-01-14 13:25 Andrew Rambaut open
    That Ohio paper is well out of order. They say - UKnB.1.1.7 (clade 20I/501Y.V1) strain. This is not on - you can'tlabel stuff geographically.
  5. 2021-01-14 13:26 Andrew Rambaut
    `containing several likely pathogenic but distinct mutations in the Spike (S) gene, particularly N501Y.` - what? 'likelypathogenic'? Garbage
  6. 2021-01-14 13:30 Edward C. Holmes open
    I think you can give this one a kicking on Twitter. Unfortunately, given the discussion about it yesterday I think I hadto post it. The reviewers can resolve all that stuff.
  7. 2021-01-14 14:00 Kristian G. Andersen open
    @Kristian Andersen https://twitter.com/Cornedbeefpyatt/status/1349776702239633409?s=20
  8. 2021-01-14 14:08 Kristian G. Andersen open
    Human geneticists love to use the term "pathogenic mutation". I wonder if that's where it's coming from... Real garbage. I'm glad Trevor supports our hypothesis... :wink:
  9. 2021-01-14 14:09 Edward C. Holmes open
    I even discussed it with Eric Topol on his podcast!

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