Nature Communications (Jun 2021)
Molecular benchmarks of a SARS-CoV-2 epidemic
- Hakon Jonsson,
- Olafur T. Magnusson,
- Pall Melsted,
- Jonas Berglund,
- Arna B. Agustsdottir,
- Berglind Eiríksdottir,
- Run Fridriksdottir,
- Elisabet Eir Garðarsdottir,
- Gudmundur Georgsson,
- Olafia S. Gretarsdottir,
- Kjartan R. Guðmundsson,
- Thora Rosa Gunnarsdottir,
- Hannes Eggertsson,
- Arnaldur Gylfason,
- Hilma Holm,
- Brynjar O. Jensson,
- Aslaug Jonasdottir,
- Frosti Jonsson,
- Kamilla S. Josefsdottir,
- Marianna Thordardottir,
- Karl G. Kristinsson,
- Þórður Kristjánsson,
- Droplaug N. Magnusdottir,
- Louise le Roux,
- Jona Saemundsdottir,
- Asgeir Sigurdsson,
- Gudrun Sigmundsdottir,
- Gardar Sveinbjornsson,
- Solvi Rognvaldsson,
- Ogmundur Eiriksson,
- Magnus Karl Magnusson,
- Kristin Eva Sveinsdottir,
- Maney Sveinsdottir,
- Emil Aron Thorarensen,
- Bjarni Thorbjornsson,
- Arthur Löve,
- Gudmundur L. Norddahl,
- Ingileif Jonsdottir,
- Patrick Sulem,
- Gisli Masson,
- Alma Moller,
- Thorolfur Gudnason,
- Mar Kristjansson,
- Agnar Helgason,
- Daniel F. Gudbjartsson,
- Unnur Thorsteinsdottir,
- Kari Stefansson
Affiliations
- Hakon Jonsson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Olafur T. Magnusson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Pall Melsted
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Jonas Berglund
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Arna B. Agustsdottir
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Berglind Eiríksdottir
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Run Fridriksdottir
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Elisabet Eir Garðarsdottir
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Gudmundur Georgsson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Olafia S. Gretarsdottir
- Landspitali University Hospital
- Kjartan R. Guðmundsson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Thora Rosa Gunnarsdottir
- Landspitali University Hospital
- Hannes Eggertsson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Arnaldur Gylfason
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Hilma Holm
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Brynjar O. Jensson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Aslaug Jonasdottir
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Frosti Jonsson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Kamilla S. Josefsdottir
- Directorate of health
- Marianna Thordardottir
- Directorate of health
- Karl G. Kristinsson
- Landspitali University Hospital
- Þórður Kristjánsson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Droplaug N. Magnusdottir
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Louise le Roux
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Jona Saemundsdottir
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Asgeir Sigurdsson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Gudrun Sigmundsdottir
- Directorate of health
- Gardar Sveinbjornsson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Solvi Rognvaldsson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Ogmundur Eiriksson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Magnus Karl Magnusson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Kristin Eva Sveinsdottir
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Maney Sveinsdottir
- Landspitali University Hospital
- Emil Aron Thorarensen
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Bjarni Thorbjornsson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Arthur Löve
- Landspitali University Hospital
- Gudmundur L. Norddahl
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Ingileif Jonsdottir
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Patrick Sulem
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Gisli Masson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Alma Moller
- Directorate of health
- Thorolfur Gudnason
- Directorate of health
- Mar Kristjansson
- Landspitali University Hospital
- Agnar Helgason
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Daniel F. Gudbjartsson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Unnur Thorsteinsdottir
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- Kari Stefansson
- deCODE genetics/Amgen, Inc.
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23883-6
- Journal volume & issue
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Vol. 12,
no. 1
pp. 1 – 8
Abstract
The concentration of SARS-CoV-2 changes during an individual’s infection, and mutations accumulate as viruses are transmitted between people. Here, the authors use data from Iceland to demonstrate how this information can be exploited at the population-level to determine the phase of the epidemic.
