Severe COVID-19 Illness and α1-Antitrypsin Deficiency: COVID-AATD Study

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Juan Luis Rodríguez Hermosa1,2, Gianna Vargas Centanaro1,2, María Estela González Castro3, Marc Miravitlles4, Lourdes Lázaro-Asegurado5, Beatriz María Jiménez-Rodríguez6, Rosanel Amaro Rodríguez7, Rosaly Moreno Méndez8, María Torres‐Durán9, José María Hernández Pérez10, Ana Navarro11, Myriam Calle1,2
1Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
2Pulmonology Department, Research Institute of Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), 28040 Madrid, Spain
3Pneumology Department, Hospital Universitario Torrecardenas, 04009 Almería, Spain
4Pneumology Department, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR), Vall d'Hebron Barcelona Hospital Campus, 08035 Barcelona, Spain
5Pneumology Department, Complejo Asistencial Universitario de Burgos, 09006 Burgos, Spain
6Pneumology Department, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, 18014 Granada, Spain
7Pneumology Department, Hospital Clinic, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
8Pneumology Department, Hospital La Plana, 12002 Castellon, Spain
9Pneumology Department, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, NeumoVigo I+i Research Group, IIS Galicia Sur, 36213 Vigo, Spain
10Pneumology Department, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria, 38010 Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
11Preventive Medicine Clinical Management Unit, Research Institute of Hospital Clínico San Carlos (IdISSC), 28040 Madrid, Spain

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Background: Epidemiologic studies have reported that the geographical distribution of the prevalence of allelic variants of serine protein inhibitor-A1 (SERPINA1) and severe cases of COVID-19 were similar. Methods: A multicenter, cross-sectional, observational study to evaluate the frequency of alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) in patients with COVID-19 and whether it was associated with having suffered severe COVID-19. Results: 2022 patients who had laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Mutations associated with AATD were more frequent in severe COVID versus non-severe (23% vs. 18.8%, p = 0.022). The frequency of Pi*Z was 37.8/1000 in severe COVID versus 17.5/1000 in non-severe, p = 0.001. Having an A1AT level below 116 was more frequent in severe COVID versus non-severe (29.5% vs. 23.1, p = 0.003). Factors associated with a higher likelihood of severe COVID-19 were being male, older, smoking, age-associated comorbidities, and having an A1AT level below 116 mg/dL [OR 1.398, p = 0.003], and a variant of the SERPINA1 gene that could affect A1AT protein [OR 1.294, p = 0.022]. Conclusions: These observations suggest that patients with AATD should be considered at a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19. Further studies are needed on the role of A1AT in the prognosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection and its possible therapeutic role.

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