GLAUCOMA-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN AND CORRESPONDING NUCLEIC ACID AND THEIR THERAPEUTIC AND DIAGNOSTIC USES - Patent 0942975

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EP 0 942 975 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	22.09.1999 Bulletin 1999/38

(21)	Application number: 97948270.0

(22)	Date of filing: 07.11.1997

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

A01K 67/ 027^{( . )}
A61K 31/ 7105^{( . )}
A61K 39/ 395^{( . )}
A61P 27/ 06^{( . )}
C12N 1/ 15^{( . )}
C12N 1/ 21^{( . )}
C12N 15/ 09^{( . )}

A61K 31/ 7088^{( . )}
A61K 38/ 00^{( . )}
A61K 48/ 00^{( . )}
C07K 14/ 47^{( . )}
C12N 1/ 19^{( . )}
C12N 5/ 10^{( . )}
C12N 15/ 12^{( . )}

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US1997/020702

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 1998/020131 (14.05.1998 Gazette 1998/19)

(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:

08.11.1996 US 19960748479
30.01.1997 US 19970791347
21.03.1997 US 19970822999

(71)	Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF IOWA RESEARCH FOUNDATION
	Iowa City, IA 52242-5000 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	STONE, Edwin, M. Iowa City, IA 52245 (US) SHEFFIELD, Val Coralville, IA 52240 (US) ALWARD, Wallace, L., M. Iowa City, IA 52245 (US)

(74)	Representative: Naismith, Robert Stewart, et al
	CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER 19 Royal Exchange Square Glasgow, G1 3AE Scotland Glasgow, G1 3AE Scotland (GB)

(54)	GLAUCOMA-ASSOCIATED PROTEIN AND CORRESPONDING NUCLEIC ACID AND THEIR THERAPEUTIC AND DIAGNOSTIC USES