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(43) Date of publication: 05.08.1998 Bulletin 1998/32 (21) Application number: 95935236.0 (22) Date of filing: 29.09.1995

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 15/ 09( . ) C07K 14/ 475( . ) C12P 21/ 02( . ) C07K 14/ 47( . ) C12N 5/ 10( . ) A61K 48/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/US1995/012540 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/011970 (03.04.1997 Gazette 1997/15)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicant: HUMAN GENOME SCIENCES, INC. Rockville, MD 20850-3338 (US)	(72) Inventors: NI, Jian Rockville, MD 20853 (US) YU, Guo-Liang Darnestown, MD 20878 (US) GENTZ, Reiner Silver Spring, MD 20904 (US) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Postfach 86 07 67 81634 München 81634 München (DE)