METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SCREENING FOR OR MODULATING A TUMOR ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN - Patent 0917589

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EP 0 917 589 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	26.05.1999 Bulletin 1999/21

(21)	Application number: 97918521.0

(22)	Date of filing: 09.04.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C12Q 1/ 68^{( . )}

G01N 33/ 574^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/005710

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1997/038136 (16.10.1997 Gazette 1997/44)

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

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Priority:

09.04.1996 US 19960015083P
09.04.1996 US 19960630048
06.03.1997 US 19970038614P
06.03.1997 US 19970812481

(71)	Applicant: BARD DIAGNOSTIC SCIENCES, INC.
	Redmond, Washington 98052 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	KINDERS, Robert, J. Woodinville, WA 98072 (US) ENFIELD, David, L. Bothell, WA 98021 (US) HASS, G., Michael Issaquah, WA 98029 (US)

(74)	Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance, et al
	FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Franz-Joseph-Strasse 38 80801 München 80801 München (DE)

(54)	METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SCREENING FOR OR MODULATING A TUMOR ASSOCIATED ANTIGEN