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(43) Date of publication: 28.01.1998 Bulletin 1998/05 (21) Application number: 96908950.0 (22) Date of filing: 04.04.1996

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C07K 7/ 06( . ) C07K 14/ 575( . ) G01N 33/ 569( . ) C07K 7/ 14( . ) G01N 33/ 50( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/CA1996/000207 (87) International publication number: WO 1996/031531 (10.10.1996 Gazette 1996/45)

(84) Designated Contracting States: BE CH DE DK FI FR GB IE IT LI NL SE (30) Priority: 04.04.1995 US 19950416007 07.06.1995 US 19950475751 20.07.1995 US 19950504856 (71) Applicant: Advanced Bioconcept Inc. Montreal, Quebec H3A 2N4 (CA)	(72) Inventors: DESJARDINS, Clarissa Verdun, Quebec H4G 1A9 (CA) FAURE, Marie-Pierre Ville St. Laurent, Quebec H4G 1A9 (CA) BEAUDET, Alain Mount Royal, Quebec H3P 1B2 (CA) VINCENT, Jean-Pierre F-06800 Cagnes-sur-Mer (FR) GAUDRIAULT, Georges F-06305 Nice Cédex 4 (FR) (74) Representative: Roques, Sarah Elizabeth, et al  R G C Jenkins & Co., 26 Caxton Street London SW1H 0RJ London SW1H 0RJ (GB)