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TMPRSS2 polymorphism (rs12329760) and the severity of the COVID-19 in Iranian population.
Yaghoobi, Arash; Lord, Javad Safdari; Rezaiezadeh, Javad Soltani; Yekaninejad, Mir Saeed; Amini, Masoumeh; Izadi, Pantea.
  • Yaghoobi A; School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Lord JS; Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Rezaiezadeh JS; Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Yekaninejad MS; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Amini M; Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  • Izadi P; Department of Medical Genetics, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
PLoS One ; 18(2): e0281750, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2287357
ABSTRACT
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has been responsible for the recent pandemic since early 2020. Due to the wide range of clinical symptoms of this disease, from asymptomatic to severe and critical forms, it seems that genetic differences among patients, along with other factors (such as gender, age, and underlying diseases), can explain part of the variation in disease symptoms. The TMPRSS2 enzyme plays a vital role in the early stages of the interaction of the SARS-CoV-2 with the host cells by facilitating viral entry. There is a polymorphism in the TMPRSS2 gene, called rs12329760(C to T) as a missense variant, which causes the replacement of valine to methionine in the TMPRSS2 protein at position 160. The present study investigated the association between the TMPRSS2 genotype and the severity of the Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Iranian patients. The TMPRSS2 genotype of 251 COVID-19 patients (151 patients with asymptomatic to mild and 100 patients with severe to critical symptoms) was detected on genomic DNA extracted from patients' peripheral blood via the ARMS-PCR method. Our results showed a significant association between the minor T allele and the severity of the COVID-19 (P-value = 0.043) under the dominant and additive inheritance model. In conclusion, the results of this study showed that the T allele of the rs12329760 in the TMPRSS2 gene is a risk allele for severe form of COVID-19 in Iranian patients in contrast to most previous studies on this variant in European ancestry populations which suggested this variant as a protective allele. Our results reiterate to the ethnic-specific risk alleles and hidden unknown complexity behind the host genetic susceptibility. However, further studies are needed to address the complex mechanisms behind the interaction of the TMPRSS2 protein and the SARS-CoV-2 and the role of rs12329760 polymorphism in determining the disease severity.
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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Variants Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0281750

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: COVID-19 Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study Topics: Variants Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Asia Language: English Journal: PLoS One Journal subject: Science / Medicine Year: 2023 Document Type: Article Affiliation country: Journal.pone.0281750