(19)
(11) EP 0 840 745 A2

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
13.05.1998 Bulletin 1998/20

(21) Application number: 96925295.0

(22) Date of filing: 11.07.1996
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C07K 1/ 113( . )
C07K 14/ 475( . )
C07K 14/ 81( . )
C07K 1/ 14( . )
C07K 14/ 48( . )
(86) International application number:
PCT/US1996/011581
(87) International publication number:
WO 1997/004003 (06.02.1997 Gazette 1997/07)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV SI

(30) Priority: 21.07.1995 US 19950505420

(71) Applicants:
  • AMGEN INC.
    Thousand Oaks, CA 91320-1789 (US)
  • PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    West Lafayette, IN 47907-1650 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • SEELY, Robert J.
    Loveland, CO 80538 (US)
  • LADISCH, Michael R.
    West Lafayette, IN 47906 (US)

(74) Representative: Brown, John David, et al 
FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38
80801 München
80801 München (DE)

   


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