A HUMAN METALLOPROTEINASE, VARIANTS THEREOF AND DNA SEQUENCES CODDING THEREFOR - Patent 0789769

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EP 0 789 769 A2

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(43)	Date of publication:
	20.08.1997 Bulletin 1997/34

(21)	Application number: 96929420.0

(22)	Date of filing: 05.09.1996

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C12N 9/ 64^{( . )}

A61K 38/ 00^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/GB1996/002181

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/009430 (13.03.1997 Gazette 1997/12)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	CH DE FR GB LI

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Priority:

05.09.1995 GB 19950018023
20.10.1995 GB 19950021495
20.10.1995 GB 19950021498
21.12.1995 GB 19950026229
11.06.1996 GB 19960012150

(71)	Applicant: CELLTECH THERAPEUTICS LIMITED
	Slough, Berkshire SL1 4EN (GB)

(72)	Inventors:
	DOCHERTY, Andrew, James, Penrose Sandy Lane Guildford Surrey GU3 1HF (GB) SLOCOMBE, Patrick, Marcel Warfield Bracknell Berkshire RG42 7UT (GB)

(74)	Representative: Hallybone, Huw George
	CARPMAELS AND RANSFORD 43 Bloomsbury Square London WC1A 2RA London WC1A 2RA (GB)

(54)	A HUMAN METALLOPROTEINASE, VARIANTS THEREOF AND DNA SEQUENCES CODDING THEREFOR