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(11) EP 0 914 344 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
10.08.2005 Bulletin 2005/32

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
15.06.2005 Bulletin 2005/24

(21) Application number: 97907946.4

(22) Date of filing: 04.03.1997
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C07K 16/26, C07K 7/00, C07K 14/58, C12N 5/12, G01N 33/53, G01N 33/577
(86) International application number:
PCT/US1997/003163
(87) International publication number:
WO 1997/032900 (12.09.1997 Gazette 1997/39)

(54)

ASSAY AND REAGENTS FOR QUANTIFYING hBNP

TESTVERFAHREN UND REAGENZIEN ZUR QUANTIFIZIERUNG VON hBNP

ANALYSES ET REACTIFS PERMETTANT DE QUANTIFIER LE hBNP

(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

(30) Priority: 04.03.1996 US 610172

(43) Date of publication of application:
12.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/19

(60) Divisional application:
05007745.2 / 1557431

(73) Proprietor: SCIOS INC.
Fremont, CA 94555 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • MISCHAK, Ronald, P.
    Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US)
  • LIM, Garret, A.
    Havertown, PA 19083 (US)
  • SCARDINA, Jan, Marian
    San Carlos, CA 94070 (US)

(74) Representative: Duckworth, Timothy John 
J.A. Kemp & Co., 14 South Square, Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ
London WC1R 5JJ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 542 255
 WO-A-93/24531
   
  • J IMMUNOL METHODS 130 (2). 1990. 217-222. CODEN: JIMMBG ISSN: 0022-1759, XP002035387 TAKEYAMA M ET AL: "MICROENZYME IMMUNOASSAY FOR THE MEASUREMENT OF BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP -LIKE IMMUNOREACTIVITY IN PORCINE PLASMA."
  • CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY 22 (SUPPL. 1). 1995. S186-S187. ISSN: 0305-1870, XP002035388 NAKAGAWA M ET AL: "Preparation of a monoclonal antibody against mouse brain natriuretic peptide ( BNP ) and tissue distribution of BNP in mice."
   
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