Amid third wave scare, Delhi's LNJP study says Omicron virus is mutating but...
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In the research, it was discovered that 35 mutations included 3 non-significant mutations in the spike protein.
New Delhi: Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narayan (LNJP) Hospital of Delhi conducted a study on the Omicron variant which shows that the virus is mutating but the disease severity is mild.
In the research, it was discovered that 35 mutations included 3 non-significant mutations in the spike protein.
"This is one of the best research in Omicron done by gene sequencing lab. LNJP has done a study on Omicron and submitted data of 13 patients. We have compared the original virus from Wuhan, China. In the study, we found 35 mutations which include 3 non-significant mutations in the spike protein in this variant, as compared to 31-32 mutations in the South African variant. We did gene sequencing and correlated with clinical findings and we found that these patients were either asymptomatic or mild in nature," said Dr Suresh Kumar, Medical Director, LNJP.