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{{Short description|Indian Consortium to study and monitor COVID-19 genome sequencing}}
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'''INSACOG''' ('''Indian SARS-CoV-2 Consortium on Genomics'''<ref name=pib /> or ''' Indian SARS-CoV-2 Genetics Consortium'''<ref name=das />) is the forum set up under the [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]] by the [[Government of India]] on 30 December 2020, to study and monitor genome sequencing and virus variation of circulating strains of [[COVID-19 pandemic in India|COVID-19 in India]].<ref name=pib>{{cite web|title=Genome Sequencing by INSACOG shows variants of concern and a Novel variant in India|url=https://pib.gov.in/PressReleaseIframePage.aspx?PRID=1707177|work=[[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]]|date=24 March 2021|accessdate=17 May 2021}}</ref><ref name=das>{{cite news|title=Top Indian virologist quits government panel after airing differences|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-india-virologist-idUSL3N2N308Q|work=[[Reuters]]|first=Krishna N|last=Das|date=16 May 2021|accessdate=17 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=India's Genome Sequencing Program Is Finally Good To Go – So What's the Hold Up?|url=https://science.thewire.in/health/insacog-ccmb-igib-novel-coronavirus-variants-genome-sequencing-covid-19-surge/|work=[[The Wire (India)|The Wire]]|first=Priyanka|last=Pulla|date=28 February 2021|accessdate=17 May 2021}}</ref> Initially it was tasked to study the virus variant [[Lineage B.1.1.7]] earlier found in [[United Kingdom]] in December 2020.

INSACOG works as a consortium of 38<ref>{{cite web |title=INSACOG {{!}} Department of Biotechnology |url=https://dbtindia.gov.in/insacog |website=Government of India Ministry of Science & Technology |access-date=24 January 2022}}</ref> national laboratories for genome sequencing located in different parts of [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |title=INSACOG {{!}} Department of Biotechnology |url=https://dbtindia.gov.in/insacog |website=Government of India Ministry of Science & Technology |access-date=28 September 2021}}</ref> All these 10 laboratories are required to share 5% of positive samples to INSACOG for further research and studies. A [[National Centre for Disease Control]] (NCDC) nodal unit maintain a database of all samples of the new variants. Two national genomic sequencing database centers are appointed 1) [[National Institute of Biomedical Genomics]] and 2) [[Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology|CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology]].<ref name="toi!">{{cite news|title=10 labs to be regional hubs for genome sequencing|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/10-labs-to-be-regional-hubs-for-genome-sequencing/articleshow/80001484.cms|work=[[The Times of India]]|first=Sushmi|last=Dey|date=29 December 2020|accessdate=17 May 2021}}</ref> In its early research INSACOG identified virus variant [[Lineage B.1.617]] referred to as a double mutation variant.<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news |last1=Koshy |first1=Jacob |title=Coronavirus {{!}} Indian 'double mutant' strain named B.1.617 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/indian-double-mutant-strain-named-b1617/article60685908.ece/ |work=The Hindu |date=8 April 2021 |language=en-IN|access-date=2021-04-19|quote=''Though these mutations have individually been found in several other coronavirus variants, the presence of both these mutations together have been first found in some coronavirus genomes from India.''}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=EXCLUSIVE Scientists say India government ignored warnings amid coronavirus surge|url=https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/exclusive-scientists-say-india-government-ignored-warnings-amid-coronavirus-2021-05-01/|work=[[Reuters]]|first1=Devjyot|last1=Ghoshal|first2=Krishna N|last2=Das|date=3 May 2021|accessdate=17 May 2021}}</ref> NIBMG developed a dedicated portal for INSACOG, known as the [https://research.nibmg.ac.in/insacog/ INSACOG DataHub], enabling sentinel sites to analyze generated data in a harmonized manner.

==See also==
*[[GISAID]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}
{{COVID-19 pandemic in India|state=collapsed}}

[[Category:COVID-19 pandemic in India]]
[[Category:Scientific organisations based in India]]
[[Category:Genomics]]
[[Category:Bioinformatics organizations]]
[[Category:Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]]
[[Category:Biological research institutes]]
[[Category:Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]]

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