Introduction: Announced in December 2020 and probably emerging in November 2020, the Alpha variant, the most commonly isolated variant worldwide, is characterized by the presence of the
N501Y,
A570D,
P681H,
T716I,
S982A, and
D1118H substitutions and deletions at positions 69/70 and 144 in the
S gene.
Result: According to these observations, the subset including SNPs from
R158G to
T716I, sizing 1603 bp, would have been an excellent target for the test.