ERAP-1 and ERAP-2 Variants in Liver Injury After COVID-19 mRNA Vaccination : A US Multicenter Study

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INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to describe the presenting features, genetic factors, and outcomes of 23 adults who developed liver injury after coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mRNA vaccination.

METHODS: Patients with suspected COVID-19 vaccine hepatitis were enrolled into the Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network. Causality was assessed using the Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network expert opinion score. High-resolution HLA sequencing was undertaken using Illumina platform.

RESULTS: Amongst the 16 high causality cases, median time to onset was 16 days, median age was 63 years, and 75% were female. The injury was hepatocellular in 75% with a median alanine aminotransferase of 497 U/L, and 37% had jaundice. An antinuclear antibody and smooth muscle antibody were detectable in 27% and 36%, but only 12% had an elevated immunoglobulin G level. During follow-up, 37% received a short course of corticosteroids, and 88% fully recovered by 6 months with no deaths observed. HLA alleles associated with autoimmune hepatitis were not overrepresented compared with controls, but an ERAP-2 variant (rs1263907) and the ERAP-1 Hap6 haplotype were significantly overrepresented in the high causality cases vs controls ( P = 0.026 and 5 × 10 -5 , respectively).

DISCUSSION: Acute liver injury may arise within 8 weeks of COVID-19 mRNA vaccination that is generally mild and self-limited in most patients. The absence of an association with the AIH HLA alleles combined with the significant ERAP-2 and ERAP-1 Hap6 haplotype associations implicates a unique but very rare host immune response to vaccine-derived antigens in the pathogenesis of COVID-19 vaccine hepatotoxicity.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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The American journal of gastroenterology - (2024) vom: 25. März

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Englisch

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Fontana, Robert J [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yi Ju [VerfasserIn]
Vuppalanchi, Raj [VerfasserIn]
Kleiner, David E [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Jiezhun [VerfasserIn]
Shroff, Hersh [VerfasserIn]
Van Wagner, Lisa B [VerfasserIn]
Watkins, Paul B [VerfasserIn]
US DILIN study group [VerfasserIn]

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Date Revised 25.03.2024

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10.14309/ajg.0000000000002702

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