Preferred Label : SARS Coronavirus 2 BA.2.86;
NCIt synonyms : SARS2 BA.2.86; B.1.1.529.2.86; SARS-CoV-2 BA.2.86; SARS Coronavirus 2 Variant Lineage BA.2.86; BA.2.86; Pirola;
NCIt related terms : Omicron;
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
25/27, positions 69/70, position 144 and 212, and amino acid substitutions T19I, R21T,
L24S, V127F, G142D, W152R, F157L, R158G, N211I, V213G, G257S, L216F, H245N, A264D,
I322V, G339H, S371F, S373P, S375F, T376A, R403K, D405N, R408S, K417N, N440K, V445H,
G446S, N450D, L452W, N460K, S477N, T478K, N481K, E484K, F486P, Q498R, N501Y, Y505H,
E554K, A570V, D614G, P621S, H655Y, N679K, P681R, N764K, D796Y, S939F, Q954H, N969K
and P1143L.;
NCIt note : WHO designated BA.2.86 as a variant under monitoring (VUM) based on the large number
of variations identified during genome sequencing. (WHO; August 17, 2023);
Origin ID : C201250;
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