HLA-B and AIDS: While it was known that expression of HLA-B alleles with the serological Bw4 motif (HLA-Bw4) is protective in HIV-1 infection [7], [8], Martin et al. first demonstrated that the combined presence of alleles encoding for the activating receptor KIR3DS1 and HLA-B Bw4-80Ile was associated with delayed progression to AIDS [9].