Table 5 Variant B.1.351 (Beta).

From: The frequency of defective genomes in Omicron differs from that of the Alpha, Beta and Delta variants

Deletion name

Amplicon

Δ (deleted nt positions)

aa

Δ size (nts deleted)

Patients

reads Δ

Total reads

Population frequency (%)

Δ342F-343 N

A75

1024–1027

342F–343N

Δ4

V70S04

147

81,902

0.18

Δ817F-822L

A79

2451–2466

817F–822L

Δ16

V70S04

110

86,327

0.13

Δ852N-856 V

A80

2567–2580

852N–856V

Δ14

V70S04

66

38,495

0.17

Δ1079P-1088H

A82

3236–3264

1079P–1088H

Δ29

V75S03

148

94,956

0.16

Δ1092E-1097S

A82

3276–3289

1092E–1097S

Δ14

V75S03

148

94,956

0.16