A 56 year old man is admitted to ICU due to pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. His CD4 count is 30. A western blot is positive for AB to GP 41 and GP 120 but negative for AB to p24 and p17. What anti-HIV AB isotypes to glycoprotein antigens is most likely to be found i this patient at htis tage of disease and why?

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1. A 56 year old man is admitted to ICU due to pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia. His CD4 count is 30. A western blot is positive for AB to GP 41 and GP 120 but negative for AB to p24 and p17. What anti-HIV AB isotypes to glycoprotein antigens is most likely to be found i this patient at htis tage of disease and why?