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P1245 Polymorphic Variants of HSD3B1 Gene Confer Different Outcome in Specific Subgroups of Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2. | LitMetric

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  • The study investigates how a specific genetic variant (P1245C polymorphism) related to the androgen receptor may affect the severity of COVID-19 by influencing TMPRSS2 levels and dihydrotestosterone production.
  • Researchers analyzed DNA from 400 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Southern Switzerland to explore the relationship between this genetic variant and clinical outcomes.
  • While the polymorphic variant itself didn't show a strong link to worse outcomes generally, certain subgroups, like those with diabetes or hypertension, exhibited a greater risk of severe conditions like ICU admission or death, suggesting the variant's potential role in predicting patient prognosis.

Article Abstract

Severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) uses the androgen receptor (AR), through ACE2 receptor and TMPRSS2, to enter nasal and upper airways epithelial cells. Genetic analyses revealed that P1245C polymorphic variant increases dihydrotestosterone production and upregulation of TMPRSS2 with respect to P1245A variant, thus possibly influencing SARS-CoV-2 infection. Our aim was to characterize the polymorphism status and its potential association with clinical outcomes in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 in Southern Switzerland. The cohort included 400 patients hospitalized for COVID-19 during the first wave between February and May 2020 in two different hospitals of Canton Ticino. Genomic DNA was extracted from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue blocks, and gene polymorphism was evaluated by Sanger sequencing. Statistical associations were verified using different test. polymorphic variants were not associated with a single classical factor related to worse clinical prognosis in hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2. However, in specific subgroups, variants played a clinical role: intensive care unit admission was more probable in patients with P1245C diabetes compared with P1245A individuals without this comorbidity and death was more associated with hypertensive P1245A>C cases than patients with P1245A diabetes without hypertension. This is the first study showing that gene status may influence the severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection. If confirmed, our results could lead to the introduction of gene status analysis in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 to predict clinical outcome.

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