“…The findings suggest a potentially important role of host TLR9 polymorphisms in HIV disease progression [ 8 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 ]. The TLR9 rs352140 GG genotype was associated with an increased risk of HIV infection, disease progression, and CD4 count [ 20 , 27 , 29 ]. Mutation present in at least one allele of the TLR9 1635A/G SNP (rs352140) was found to be associated with increased CMV acquisition in HIV-exposed infants [ 19 ].…”