Preferred Label : SARS Coronavirus 2 B.1.1.7;
NCIt synonyms : B.1.1.7; SARS2 B.1.1.7; SARS Coronavirus 2 Variant Lineage B.1.1.7; SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7;
NCIt related terms : Alpha; B.1.1.7 UK; Alpha (B.1.1.7 and Q lineages);
NCIt definition : A variant lineage of SARS coronavirus 2 where the following variations in the spike
glycoprotein sequence have been identified: deletions of the amino acids at positions
69, 70 and 144 and amino acid substitutions N501Y, A570D, D614G, P681H, T716I, S982A
and D1118H. The substitutions E484K, S494P and K1191N have also been detected in some
but not all sequences for this lineage.;
NCIt note : Nextstrain ID: 20I;
NCI Metathesaurus CUI : CL1662090;
Origin ID : C179573;
UMLS CUI : C5433393;
Semantic type(s)
- Virus [UMLS semantic type]
Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
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