A METHOD FOR DETECTION OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN USED IN MONITORING AND DIAGNOSIS OF PROSTATE CANCER - Patent 0904397

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EP 0 904 397 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	31.03.1999 Bulletin 1999/13

(21)	Application number: 97918724.0

(22)	Date of filing: 16.04.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C12N 15/ 09^{( . )}
C12Q 1/ 68^{( . )}

C12N 9/ 64^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/006497

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/039139 (23.10.1997 Gazette 1997/45)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	BE CH DE DK FR GB IT LI NL

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Priority:

16.04.1996 US 19960015765P

(71)	Applicant: SMITHKLINE BEECHAM CORPORATION
	Philadelphia Pennsylvania 19103 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	ROBBINS, David, J. King of Prussia, PA 19406 (US)

(74)	Representative: Connell, Anthony Christopher
	SmithKline Beecham plc Corporate Intellectual Property, Two New Horizons Court Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9EP Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9EP (GB)

(54)	A METHOD FOR DETECTION OF PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN USED IN MONITORING AND DIAGNOSIS OF PROSTATE CANCER