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Genetic Landscape and Mitochondrial Metabolic Dysregulation in Patients Suffering From Severe Long COVID.

Kristoffer Skaalum Hansen·Sofie Eg Jørgensen·Cagla Cömert·Berit Schiøttz-Christensen·Peter Bross·Jane Agergaard·Steffen Leth·Lars Østergaard·Johan Palmfeldt·Rikke Katrine Jentoft Olsen·Trine H Mogensen
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Long COVID represents a significant global health challenge with an unclear etiology. Alongside accumulating evidence of mitochondrial dysfunction in patients with acute SARS-CoV-2 infection, a symptomatic overlap exists between long COVID and mitochondrial disorders. However, the genetic underpinnings of mitochondrial dysfunction in long COVID have not been previously explored. We employed whole genome sequencing to analyze 13 patients with severe long COVID to identify genetic defects related to mitochondrial function. We performed extracellular bioenergetics flux analysis on peripheral blood mononuclear cells and proteomics to evaluate cellular bioenergetics and compared the results to those of healthy controls. Our investigation identified 10 variants classified as pathogenic or likely pathogenic and 83 variants of unknown significance affecting a wide range of mitochondria-associated biological functions. Bioenergetics flux analysis in peripheral blood mononuclear cells revealed an altered ATP production rate in four long COVID patients compared to healthy controls. This study presents initial evidence of a potential underlying genetic predisposition to mitochondrial dysfunction in long COVID while demonstrating altered cellular energy capacity in a subset of these patients. These findings open avenues for further research into the role of mitochondrial dysfunction and pathology in patients suffering from long COVID and may pave the way for targeted therapeutic strategies aimed at mitigating mitochondrial dysfunction.

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HumansMitochondriaCOVID-19MaleFemaleMiddle AgedEnergy MetabolismLeukocytes, MononuclearAdultSARS-CoV-2AgedMitochondrial DiseasesGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseWhole Genome SequencingPost-Acute COVID-19 SyndromeCOVID‐19bioenergeticsinborn error og immunitymitochondriasequelaewhole genome sequencingJournal ArticleResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Kristoffer Skaalum Hansen, Sofie Eg Jørgensen, Cagla Cömert, Berit Schiøttz-Christensen, Peter Bross, Jane Agergaard, Steffen Leth, Lars Østergaard, Johan Palmfeldt, Rikke Katrine Jentoft Olsen, Trine H Mogensen. 2025. Genetic Landscape and Mitochondrial Metabolic Dysregulation in Patients Suffering From Severe Long COVID.. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.70275

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