Research Article

Association between TLR4 and TLR9 Gene Polymorphisms with Development of Pulmonary Tuberculosis in Zahedan, Southeastern Iran

Table 3

TLR4 SNPs allele and genotype frequencies in patients and controls.

TLR4 polymorphismPTB patients ( = %)Controls ( = %) 2 value*OR (95% CI)

Asp299Gly (A896G)
 AA122 (98.4)146 (98)
 AG2 (1.6)3 (2)0.060.60.8 (0.13–4.9)
 GG00

 Total124149

 A (WT)246 (99.2)295 (99)
 G (Mut)2 (0.8)3 (1)
0.060.61.3 (0.2–7.6)

Thr399Ile (C1196T)
 CC112 (90.3)141 (94.6)
 TC10 (8.1)7 (4.7)1.40.181.8 (0.7–4.9)
 TT2 (1.6)1 (0.7)0.60.42.5 (0.2–2.8)

 Total124149

 C (WT)234 (94.4)289 (97)
 T (Mut)14 (5.6)
9 (3)
2.3
0.1
1.9 (0.8–4.5)

*Compared with healthy controls. A corrected value < 0.05 was considered significant.