• Elmira Mohammadi, Fatemeh Shafiee, Kiana Shahzamani, Mohammad Mehdi Ranjbar, Abbas Alibakhshi, Shahrzad Ahangarzadeh, Leila Beikmohammadi, Laleh Shariati, Soodeh Hooshmandi, Behrooz Ataei, and Shaghayegh Haghjooy Javanmard.
• Applied Physiology Research Center, Cardiovascular Research Institute, Department of Physiology, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran; Core Research Facilities, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
• Biomed. Pharmacother. 2021 Jul 1; 139: 111599.

AbstractCoronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The SARS-CoV-2 virus strains has geographical diversity associated with diverse severity, mortality rate, and response to treatment that were characterized using phylogenetic network analysis of SARS-CoV-2 genomes. Although, there is no explicit and integrative explanation for these variations, the genetic arrangement, and stability of SARS-CoV-2 are basic contributing factors to its virulence and pathogenesis. Hence, understanding these features can be used to predict the future transmission dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 infection, drug development, and vaccine. In this review, we discuss the most recent findings on the mutations in the SARS-CoV-2, which provide valuable information on the genetic diversity of SARS-CoV-2, especially for DNA-based diagnosis, antivirals, and vaccine development for COVID-19.Copyright © 2021. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS.

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