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(43) Date of publication: 05.11.1997 Bulletin 1997/45 (21) Application number: 96905259.0 (22) Date of filing: 19.01.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 15/ 09( . ) C12N 5/ 16( . ) C12N 5/ 10( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1996/001169 (87) International publication number: WO 1996/022380 (25.07.1996 Gazette 1996/34)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 20.01.1995 US 19950376279 (71) Applicant: CELL GENESYS, INC. Foster City, CA 94404 (US)	(72) Inventors: JAKOBOVITZ, Aya Menlo Park, CA 94025 (US) HARDY, Margaret, C. San Bruno, CA 94066 (US) GREEN, Larry San Francisco, CA 94131 (US) (74) Representative: Schüssler, Andrea, Dr., et al  Kanzlei Huber & Schüssler Truderinger Strasse 246 81825 München 81825 München (DE)