B.1.617

• B-1-617

B.1.617

1. (virology) A virulent variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; that has two significant mutations, E484Q and L452R, causing a wave of new infections in India in Spring 2021.
   • 2023, Laiali Alquraan, Karem H. Alzoubi, Suzie Y. Rababa'h, “Mutations of SARS-CoV-2 and their impact on disease diagnosis and severity”, in Informatics in medicine unlocked, →DOI:

     The dynamics, molecular interactions, and binding energy of the B.1.1.7 variant (spike N501Y mutant), B.1.617 variant (E484Q and L452R spike mutant), and wild-type (WT) were investigated recently in India using molecular dynamics simulations of three diverse spike-ACE2 complexes.

2. (by extension) Synonym of B.1.617+, the group of sublineages derived from B.1.617 inclusive
   • 2023, Laiali Alquraan, Karem H. Alzoubi, Suzie Y. Rababa'h, “Mutations of SARS-CoV-2 and their impact on disease diagnosis and severity”, in Informatics in medicine unlocked, →DOI:

     Numerous variations of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), including D614G, B.1.1.7 (United Kingdom), B.1.1.28 (Brazil P1, P2), CAL.20C (Southern California), B.1.351 (South Africa), B.1.617 (B.1.617.1 Kappa & Delta B.1.617.2) and B.1.1.529, have been reported worldwide.

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• English: lineage B.1.617
• English: B.1.617 lineage

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