HLA-B and AIDS: Other HLA class I alleles associated with resistance to HIV or slower progression to AIDS include HLA-A*02 (41), HLA-A*11(42), HLA-A*7401 (43), HLA-B*18 (44), HLA-B*40 (44), HLA-B*81 (45), HLA-B*1402 (46), HLA-B*5101(47), and HLA-C8 (24).