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HLA class I allele groups with significant associations with HCV viremia as reported by Kuniholm et al. (9).
| Allelegroupa | HCV RNA status | Reference | Population | Nepb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B*18 | Persistence | (29) | Irish | 1 |
| B*27 | Clearance | (29) | Irish | 6 |
| B*57 | Clearance | (9, 12, 30, 31) | Mixed | 4 |
| Cw*01 | Clearance | (9, 29, 30) | Caucasian | 0 |
| Cw*04 | Persistence | (30, 32) | Caucasian, Irish | 0 |
aTwo-digit resolution.
bNumber of genotype 1 CTL epitopes identified so far (counting only non-redundant epitopes; see Materials and Methods).
