Result: The other significant
S protein mutations observed at the
N-terminal domain (NTD) were
L18F (n = 1), His69del (n = 5), V70del (n =
Discussion: Bangladeshi strains exhibited other
S protein mutations or variants, as well as combined variants, such as
L5F,
L18F,
N354S,
A520K,
Q675H/R,
P681H/R,
L5F +
D614G, and
D614G +
M1229Y, which have been previously linked with increased infectivity under experimental setups and may have significant biological properties in response to natural infection.