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Background & objectives: Variability in the clinical outcome of persons exposed to and infected with HIV-I and tuberculosis (TB) is determined by multiple factors including host genetic variations. The aim of the present study was to find out whether chemokine, chemokine receptor and DC-SIGN gene polymorphisms were associated with susceptibility or resistance to HIV and HIV-TB in south India. Methods: CCR2 V641 (G/A), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-I) -2518 A/G, stromal cell derived factor-1α (SDF-1α) 3'UTR G/A and DC-SIGN gene polymorphisms were studied by polymerase chain reaction based methods in HIV-I infected patients without TB (n=151), with pulmonary TB (PTB) (n=81) and extrapulmonary TB (n=31), 155 PTB patients without HIV and 206 healthy controls. Results: The genotype frequencies of CCR2 V641, MCP-I -2518 and DC-SIGN polymorphisms did not differ significantly between the study groups. A significantly increased frequency of GG genotype of SDF-1a polymorphism was observed among HIV+PTB+ patients compared to healthy controls (P=0.009, Pc=0.027). Interpretation & conclusions: Our data suggest that GG genotype of SDF-1 α 3'UTR polymorphism may be associated with susceptibility to PTB in HIV-I infected patients. A better understanding of genetic factors that are associated with TB could help target preventive strategies to those HIV patients likely to develop tuberculosis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]