JN.1: The new COVID-19 variant of concern?

Ruby Dhar; Hiya Aidasani; Om Saswat Sahoo; Arun Kumar; Subhradip Karmakar

doi:10.3126/ajms.v15i2.61144

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences (Feb 2024)

JN.1: The new COVID-19 variant of concern?

Ruby Dhar ,
Hiya Aidasani ,
Om Saswat Sahoo ,
Arun Kumar ,
Subhradip Karmakar

Affiliations

Ruby Dhar: ORCiD; Scientist, Room 3020, Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Hiya Aidasani: ORCiD; Research Scholar, Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, West Bengal, India
Om Saswat Sahoo: ORCiD; Research Scholar, Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, West Bengal, India
Arun Kumar: ORCiD; Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Narayan Medical College, Gopal Narayan Singh University, Sasaram, Bihar, India
Subhradip Karmakar: ORCiD; Additional Professor, Department of Biochemistry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v15i2.61144
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 15, no. 2
pp. 251 – 253

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Emergence of new variants of COVID-19 is nothing new. Different variants evolved with additional mutations of the virus as part of the viral replication cycle have different infectious properties. JN.1 is the latest COVID-19 variant that seems to circulate the globe contributing to many infections and hospitalizations labeling it a variant of interest by the WHO. The scientific community has yet to understand its full lethal potential if any. In this mini-review, we summarized the facts known so far about this variant and its possible consequences if any for humanity.

jn.1; covid-19; spike proteins; ba.2.86; transmissibility

Published in Asian Journal of Medical Sciences

ISSN: 2467-9100 (Print); 2091-0576 (Online)
Publisher: Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara
Country of publisher: Nepal
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/AJMS

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