RT Journal
A1 Hampton T
T1 MUtated hiv and survival
JF JAMA
JO JAMA
YR 2008
FD August 6
VO 300
IS 5
SP 496
OP 496
DO 10.1001/jama.300.5.496-c
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.300.5.496-c
AB 
Research has shown that some individuals have versions of the human leukocyte antigen (HLA) gene (for example, HLA-B*57 and HLA-B*5801) that select for reproductively compromised HIV mutations. This latest study shows that when infected with these mutated viruses, persons who lack the HLA-B*57 or HLA-B*5801 genotype live longer than if they were infected with wild-type HIV.