variability in HIV-1 outcome, but there is limited understanding of the mechanisms
underlying the beneficial effect of protective class I alleles such as HLA-B57,-B27, and-B51.
Taking advantage of a unique cohort infected with clade B'HIV-1 through contaminated
blood, in which many variables such as the length of infection, the infecting viral strain, and
host genetic background are controlled, we performed a comprehensive study to understand …