Research Article

TLR7 Polymorphism (rs179008 and rs179009) in HIV-Infected Individual Naïve to ART

Table 4

Frequency distribution of TLR7 polymorphisms (rs179008, Gln11Leu (A/T) and rs179009, IVS2-151 (A/G) in HIV disease stages and healthy controls.

TLR7 rs179008 A/T genotypesHealthy controls
(%)
Early HIV disease stageIntermediate HIV disease stageAdvanced HIV disease stage
(%)OR () (%)OR () (%)OR ()

AA128 (81.0%)38 (95.0%)1 (reference)33 (94.3%)1 (reference)60 (93.8%)1 (reference)
AT26 (16.5%)2 (5.0%)0.26, (0.09)2 (5.7%)0.30 (0.15)2 (3.1%)0.16 (0.01)
TT4 (2.5%)0 (0.0%)NS0 (0.0%)NS2 (3.1%)1.07 (0.71)

TLR7 rs179009 A/G genotypesHealthy controls
(%)
Early HIV disease stageIntermediate HIV disease stageAdvanced HIV disease stage
(%)OR () (%)OR () (%)OR ()

AA100 (63.3%)38 (95.0%)1 (reference)33 (94.3%)1 (reference)60 (93.8%)1 (reference)
AG46 (29.1%)2 (5.0%)0.11 (0.001)5 (5.7%)0.03 (0.04)3 (4.7%)0.11 (≤0.001)
GG12 (7.6%)0 (0.0%)NS0 (0.0%)NS1 (1.6%)0.14 (0.03)

 = umber of subjects; % = frequency of genotypes/alleles. The presence of AA for AT, TT for rs179008, AA for AG, GG for rs179009, and A allele for T and A allele for G was taken as a reference group for statistical analysis.