HLA-C and infection: Overall, it is clear that MHC genes play a pivotal role in the fight against pathogens and numerous studies have established associations between MHC genotypes and infections with a particular pathogen (Kaslow et al., 1996; Meyer-Lucht & Sommer, 2005; Oliver, Telfer & Piertney, 2009; Bolnick & Stutz, 2017; O’Connor et al., 2019).