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(43) Date of publication: 31.03.1999 Bulletin 1999/13 (21) Application number: 97921538.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.05.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12N 15/ 09( . ) A61P 11/ 06( . ) A61P 37/ 06( . ) C07K 1/ 113( . ) C12P 21/ 02( . ) A61K 38/ 00( . ) A61P 37/ 04( . ) A61P 37/ 08( . ) C07K 14/ 54( . ) C12R 1/ 19( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/AU1997/000322 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/045448 (04.12.1997 Gazette 1997/52)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 24.05.1996 AU 1996PO00054 (71) Applicants: BresaGen Limited Thebarton, South Australia 5031 (AU) MEDVET SCIENCE PTY. LTD. Adelaide, S.A. 5000 (AU)	(72) Inventors: LOPEZ, Angel Medindie, S.A. 5081 (AU) VADAS, Matthew Stirling, S.A. 5152 (AU) SHANNON, Frances Crafers, S.A. 5152 (AU) BASTIRAS, Stan Adelaide, S.A. 5000 (AU) HEY, Allan, William Woodside, S.A. 5244 (AU) (74) Representative: Jones, Elizabeth Louise  Frank B. Dehn & Co., 179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)