SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant genomic variation associations with immune evasion in Northern California: A retrospective cohort study.
<h4>Background</h4>The possibility of association between SARS-CoV-2 genomic variation and immune evasion is not known among persons with Omicron variant SARS-CoV-2 infection.<h4>Methods</h4>In a retrospective cohort, using Poisson regression adjusting for sociodemographic va...
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| author | Joshua R Nugent Mariah S Wood Liyan Liu Teal Bullick Jeffrey M Schapiro Phacharee Arunleung Gautham Gautham Shiffen Getabecha Christina Morales Laura B Amsden Crystal A Hsiao Debra A Wadford Stacia K Wyman Jacek Skarbinski |
| author_facet | Joshua R Nugent Mariah S Wood Liyan Liu Teal Bullick Jeffrey M Schapiro Phacharee Arunleung Gautham Gautham Shiffen Getabecha Christina Morales Laura B Amsden Crystal A Hsiao Debra A Wadford Stacia K Wyman Jacek Skarbinski |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>The possibility of association between SARS-CoV-2 genomic variation and immune evasion is not known among persons with Omicron variant SARS-CoV-2 infection.<h4>Methods</h4>In a retrospective cohort, using Poisson regression adjusting for sociodemographic variables and month of infection, we examined associations between individual non-lineage defining mutations and SARS-CoV-2 immunity status, defined as a) no prior recorded infection, b) not vaccinated but with at least one prior recorded infection, c) complete primary series vaccination, and/or d) primary series vaccination and ≥1 booster. We identified all non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), insertions and deletions in SARS-CoV-2 genomes with ≥5% allelic frequency and population frequency of ≥5% and ≤95%. We also examined correlations between the presence of SNPs with each other, with subvariants, and over time.<h4>Results</h4>Seventy-nine mutations met inclusion criteria. Among 15,566 persons infected with Omicron SARS-CoV-2, 1,825 (12%) were unvaccinated with no prior recorded infection, 360 (2%) were unvaccinated with a recorded prior infection, 13,381 (86%) had a complete primary series vaccination, and 9,172 (58%) had at least one booster. After examining correlation between SNPs, 79 individual non-lineage defining mutations were organized into 38 groups. After correction for multiple testing, no individual SNPs or SNP groups were significantly associated with immunity status levels.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Genomic variation identified within SARS-CoV-2 Omicron specimens was not significantly associated with immunity status, suggesting that contribution of non-lineage defining SNPs to immune evasion is minimal. Larger-scale surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 genomes linked with clinical data can help provide information to inform future vaccine development. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-52b2385eca374d2ab3e2a42c9f05c9572025-08-20T03:52:48ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032025-01-01202e031921810.1371/journal.pone.0319218SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant genomic variation associations with immune evasion in Northern California: A retrospective cohort study.Joshua R NugentMariah S WoodLiyan LiuTeal BullickJeffrey M SchapiroPhacharee ArunleungGautham GauthamShiffen GetabechaChristina MoralesLaura B AmsdenCrystal A HsiaoDebra A WadfordStacia K WymanJacek Skarbinski<h4>Background</h4>The possibility of association between SARS-CoV-2 genomic variation and immune evasion is not known among persons with Omicron variant SARS-CoV-2 infection.<h4>Methods</h4>In a retrospective cohort, using Poisson regression adjusting for sociodemographic variables and month of infection, we examined associations between individual non-lineage defining mutations and SARS-CoV-2 immunity status, defined as a) no prior recorded infection, b) not vaccinated but with at least one prior recorded infection, c) complete primary series vaccination, and/or d) primary series vaccination and ≥1 booster. We identified all non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), insertions and deletions in SARS-CoV-2 genomes with ≥5% allelic frequency and population frequency of ≥5% and ≤95%. We also examined correlations between the presence of SNPs with each other, with subvariants, and over time.<h4>Results</h4>Seventy-nine mutations met inclusion criteria. Among 15,566 persons infected with Omicron SARS-CoV-2, 1,825 (12%) were unvaccinated with no prior recorded infection, 360 (2%) were unvaccinated with a recorded prior infection, 13,381 (86%) had a complete primary series vaccination, and 9,172 (58%) had at least one booster. After examining correlation between SNPs, 79 individual non-lineage defining mutations were organized into 38 groups. After correction for multiple testing, no individual SNPs or SNP groups were significantly associated with immunity status levels.<h4>Conclusions</h4>Genomic variation identified within SARS-CoV-2 Omicron specimens was not significantly associated with immunity status, suggesting that contribution of non-lineage defining SNPs to immune evasion is minimal. Larger-scale surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 genomes linked with clinical data can help provide information to inform future vaccine development.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319218 |
| spellingShingle | Joshua R Nugent Mariah S Wood Liyan Liu Teal Bullick Jeffrey M Schapiro Phacharee Arunleung Gautham Gautham Shiffen Getabecha Christina Morales Laura B Amsden Crystal A Hsiao Debra A Wadford Stacia K Wyman Jacek Skarbinski SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant genomic variation associations with immune evasion in Northern California: A retrospective cohort study. PLoS ONE |
| title | SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant genomic variation associations with immune evasion in Northern California: A retrospective cohort study. |
| title_full | SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant genomic variation associations with immune evasion in Northern California: A retrospective cohort study. |
| title_fullStr | SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant genomic variation associations with immune evasion in Northern California: A retrospective cohort study. |
| title_full_unstemmed | SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant genomic variation associations with immune evasion in Northern California: A retrospective cohort study. |
| title_short | SARS-CoV-2 Omicron subvariant genomic variation associations with immune evasion in Northern California: A retrospective cohort study. |
| title_sort | sars cov 2 omicron subvariant genomic variation associations with immune evasion in northern california a retrospective cohort study |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319218 |
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