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(43) Date of publication: 16.06.1999 Bulletin 1999/24 (21) Application number: 97925786.0 (22) Date of filing: 23.06.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C07K 14/ 465( . ) C12Q 1/ 68( . ) C12N 15/ 12( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/AU1997/000396 (87) International publication number: WO 1997/049806 (31.12.1997 Gazette 1998/05)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV SI (30) Priority: 21.06.1996 AU 1996PO00609 (71) Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE Parkville, VIC 3052 (AU)	(72) Inventors: BINDER, Michele, Denise Kensington, VIC 3031 (AU) O'NEILL, Michael, John Heidelberg Heights, VIC 3081 (AU) SINCLAIR, Andrew, Henrik Doncaster, VIC 3108 (AU) (74) Representative: Sheard, Andrew Gregory, et al  Kilburn & Strode 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)