Genetic Variation of SARS Coronavirus in Beijing Hospital

Xu, Dongping; Zhang, Zheng; Chu, Fuliang; Li, Yonggang; Jin, Lei; Zhang, Lingxia; Gao, George F.; Wang, Fu-Sheng

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Genetic Variation of SARS Coronavirus in Beijing Hospital

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By Xu, Dongping ; Zhang, Zheng ; Chu, Fuliang ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Xu, Dongping ; Zhang, Zheng ; Chu, Fuliang ; Li, Yonggang ; Jin, Lei ; Zhang, Lingxia ; Gao, George F. ; Wang, Fu-Sheng
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To characterize genetic variation of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) transmitted in the Beijing area during the epidemic outbreak of 2003, we sequenced 29 full-length S genes of SARS-CoV from 20 hospitalized SARS patients on our unit, the Beijing 302 Hospital. Viral RNA templates for the S-gene amplification were directly extracted from raw clinical samples, including plasma, throat swab, sputum, and stool, during the course of the epidemic in the Beijing area. We used a TA-cloning assay with direct analysis of nested reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction products in sequence. One hundred thirteen sequence variations with nine recurrent variant sites were identified in analyzed S-gene sequences compared with the BJ01 strain of SARS-CoV. Among them, eight variant sites were, we think, the first documented. Our findings demonstrate the coexistence of S-gene sequences with and without substitutions (compared to BJ01) in samples analyzed from some patients.
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Adult Aged Communicable Diseases, Emerging Disease Outbreaks Female Genetic Variation Hospitalization Humans Male Membrane Glycoproteins Middle Aged Research RNA, Viral SARS Virus Sequence Analysis, DNA Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus Viral Envelope Proteins
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Emerg Infect Dis. 10(5):789-794.
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Journal Article
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China
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Asia
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10
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5
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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