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(43) Date of publication: 24.05.2000 Bulletin 2000/21 (21) Application number: 98931762.3 (22) Date of filing: 01.07.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 9/88, C12N 15/60, C12N 15/85, C12N 5/10 (86) International application number: PCT/US9813/694 (87) International publication number: WO 9901/547 (14.01.1999 Gazette 1999/02)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 01.07.1997 US 886550 01.07.1997 US 70904 (71) Applicant: COR THERAPEUTICS, INC. South San Francisco, CA 94080 (US)	(72) Inventor: TOMLINSON, James, A. Burlingame, CA 94010 (US) (74) Representative: Mouget-Goniot, Claire et al Cabinet Orès,6, Avenue de Messine 75008 Paris 75008 Paris (FR)