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(43) Date of publication: 22.12.1999 Bulletin 1999/51 (21) Application number: 97933590.0 (22) Date of filing: 08.08.1997

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C07K 14/ 435( . ) C12N 15/ 90( . ) C12N 15/ 74( . ) A61K 39/ 00( . ) (86) International application number: PCT/AU1997/000503 (87) International publication number: WO 1998/010064 (12.03.1998 Gazette 1998/10)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 06.09.1996 AU 1996PO02164 19.09.1996 AU 1996PO02454 09.07.1997 AU 1996PO07801 (71) Applicants: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION Campbell, ACT 2612 (AU) AUSTRALIAN WOOL RESEARCH AND PROMOTION ORGANISATION Parkville, Victoria 3052 (AU)	(72) Inventors: BRAHMBHATT, Himanshu, N. Bossley Park, NSW 2176 (AU) EMERY, David Burwood, NSW 2134 (AU) BURN, Adam Beacon Hill, NSW 2100 (AU) (74) Representative: Lee, Nicholas John, et al  Kilburn & Strode, 20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)