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Table 7. Comparison of TLR genotypes and presence of HCMV IgM in the two groups.

HCMV IgM		Groups		Measures
HCMV IgM		Abortion (n, %)	Pregnant (n, %)	P-value	OR (95% CI)
*TLR2*	TT	13 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0.996	-
	TC	7 (31.8%)	1 (100.0%)	0.069	7.000 (0.861–56.895)
	CC	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0.657	-
	Total	22 (100%)	1 (100%)	-
	X² = 2.594 P < 0.435
*TLR4*	AA	11 (50.0%)	1 (100.0%)	0.022^*	11.000 (1.420–85.201)
	GA	9 (40.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0.997	-
	GG	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	-	-
	Total	22 (100%)	1 (100%)	-
	X² = 1.746 P < 1.000
*TLR7*	AA	15 (68.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0.997	-
	AT	3 (13.6%)	1 (100.0%)	0.341	3.000 (0.312–28.841)
	TT	4 (18.2%)	0 (0.0%)	-	Not estimable
	Total	22 (100%)	1 (100%)	-
	X² = 3.837 P < 0.348

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* Significant differences at P-value < 0.05. For certain genotypes, zero cell counts made it impossible to determine odds ratios with any degree of accuracy.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to extend their sincere thanks to all participants in the research. Especially the staff of Al-Batool Maternity and Children’s Teaching Hospital for facilitating the collection of samples and providing the laboratories.

Author contributions

NMK: Conceptualization, Investigation, Writing—original draft, Writing—review & editing, Visualization, Formal analysis. BJAT: Validation, Writing—review & editing, Supervision. AKG: Validation, Writing—review & editing, Supervision. All authors read and approved the submitted version.

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The research was approved by the College of Medicine Ethics Committee at the University of Babylon. The collection of samples received approval from the Research and Development Department of the Diyala and Babylon Health Directorates, in accordance with the Ministry of Health letter No. 8199, dated February 12, 2024. This study complies with the Declaration of Helsinki (2024).

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