Is SARS-COV-2 associated with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency?

[摘要] Since the outbreak of a novel coronavirus (SARSCoV-2), over 619 million of cases have been reported, and coronavirus disease (COVID) has killed almost 6.6 million people [World Health Organization. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Situation Report. https://www.who.int/ emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situationreports] (1-3). COVID-19 is associated with a striking variety of clinical manifestations ranging from mild (80%) to severe forms (ICU admission, orotracheal intubation or death) (4) that may cause severe acute respiratory distress, or death (5).

[学科分类] 呼吸医学