# Recurrent emergence of SARS-CoV-2 spike deletion H69/V70 and its role in the Alpha variant B.1.1.7

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/recurrent-emergence-of-sars-cov-2-spike-deletion-h69-v70-and-its-role-in-the/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Bo Meng,Steven A. Kemp,Guido Papa,Rawlings Datir,Isabella A.T.M. Ferreira,Sara Marelli,William T. Harvey,Spyros Lytras,Ahmed Mohamed,Giulia Gallo,Nazia Thakur,Dami A. Collier,Petra Mlčochová,Samuel C. Robson,Nicholas J. Loman,Thomas R. Connor,Tanya Golubchik,Rocio T. Martinez Nunez,Catherine Ludden,Sally Corden,Ian Johnston,David Bonsall,Colin P. Smith,Ali Raza Awan,Giselda Bucca,M. Estée Török,Kordo Saeed,Jacqui Prieto,David K. Jackson,William L. Hamilton,Luke B. Snell,Catherine Moore,Ewan M. Harrison,Sónia Gonçalves,Derek Fairley,Matthew Loose,Joanne Watkins,Rich Livett,Samuel Moses,Roberto Amato,Samuel M. Nicholls,Matthew Bull,Darren Smith,Jeff Barrett,David M. Aanensen,Martin D. Curran,Surendra Parmar,Dinesh Aggarwal,James G. Shepherd,Matthew D. Parker,Sharon Glaysher,Matthew Bashton,Anthony P. Underwood,Nicole Pacchiarini,Katie F. Loveson,Kate Templeton,Cordelia F. Langford,John Sillitoe,Thushan I. de Silva,Dennis Wang,Dominic Kwiatkowski,Andrew Rambaut,Justin O’Grady,Simon Cottrell,Matthew T. G. Holden,Emma C. Thomson,Husam Osman,Monique Andersson,Anoop Chauhan,Mohammed O. Hassan-Ibrahim,Mara Lawniczak,Alex Alderton,Meera Chand,Chrystala Constantinidou,Meera Unnikrishnan,Alistair C. Darby,Julian A. Hiscox,Steve Paterson,Inigo Martincorena,Erik Volz,Andrew J. Page,Oliver G. Pybus,Andrew R. Bassett,Cristina V. Ariani,Michael H. Spencer Chapman,Kathy K. Li,Rajiv Shah,Natasha Jesudason,Yusri Taha,M. McHugh,Rebecca Dewar,Aminu S. Jahun,Claire McMurray,Sarojini Pandey,James McKenna,Andrew Nelson,Gregory R. Young,Clare M. McCann,Scott Elliott,Hannah Lowe |
| Citations | 453 |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109292 |
| Fields | Agricultural and Biological Sciences,Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | http://www.cell.com/article/S221112472100663X/pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W3167632857 |
| PMID | 34166617 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2021 |

## Paper authors

- [Christopher Jackson](https://scholariq.org/researchers/christopher-jackson/)
- [David Lee](https://scholariq.org/researchers/david-lee/)
- [Alan McNally](https://scholariq.org/researchers/alan-mcnally/)

## Paper primary topic

- [SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/sars-cov-2-and-covid-19-research/)

## Paper topics

- [SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research](https://scholariq.org/topics/sars-cov-2-and-covid-19-research/)
- [Animal Virus Infections Studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/animal-virus-infections-studies/)
- [CRISPR and Genetic Engineering](https://scholariq.org/topics/crispr-and-genetic-engineering/)

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