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Editor, Senior Moderator
Cureus
. 2022 Mar 30;14(3):e23636.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.23636. eCollection 2022 Mar.
Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia and Genetic Susceptibility: A Case Report and Literature Review
Badr A Alsayed[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rashid Mir[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Genetic susceptibility to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) morbidity and mortality continues to evolve. This report presents a case of an apparently healthy male adult who developed severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and a study on relevant genetic mutations, namely, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2-rs4646994 I/D) gene, glutathione S-transferase (GST) M1 and T1 gene, and miR-423 rs6505162 C>A gene polymorphism. Results showed that the ACE-DD genotype of ACE2, (GSTM1+/+) (GSTT1-/-) genotype of GST gene, and CA genotype (heterozygosity) of miR-423 rs6505162 genes, which were found in the patient, could be independent risk factors of severe COVID-19, even without comorbidities.
Keywords: covid-19; gene polymorphism; genetic susceptibility; glutathione s-transferase; sars-cov-2
. 2022 Mar 30;14(3):e23636.
doi: 10.7759/cureus.23636. eCollection 2022 Mar.
Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia and Genetic Susceptibility: A Case Report and Literature Review
Badr A Alsayed[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Rashid Mir[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35371838
- PMCID: PMC8971094
- DOI: 10.7759/cureus.23636
Abstract
Genetic susceptibility to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) morbidity and mortality continues to evolve. This report presents a case of an apparently healthy male adult who developed severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and a study on relevant genetic mutations, namely, angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2-rs4646994 I/D) gene, glutathione S-transferase (GST) M1 and T1 gene, and miR-423 rs6505162 C>A gene polymorphism. Results showed that the ACE-DD genotype of ACE2, (GSTM1+/+) (GSTT1-/-) genotype of GST gene, and CA genotype (heterozygosity) of miR-423 rs6505162 genes, which were found in the patient, could be independent risk factors of severe COVID-19, even without comorbidities.
Keywords: covid-19; gene polymorphism; genetic susceptibility; glutathione s-transferase; sars-cov-2