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(43) Date of publication: 21.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/25 (21) Application number: 98907009.9 (22) Date of filing: 20.02.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/00, A01K 67/027, C12N 5/06 (86) International application number: PCT/GB9800/544 (87) International publication number: WO 9837/183 (27.08.1998 Gazette 1998/34)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 20.02.1997 GB 9703550 (71) Applicant: PPL THERAPEUTICS (SCOTLAND) LIMITED Edinburgh EH25 9PP (GB)	(72) Inventors: KIND, Alexander, Jarvis Edinburgh EH25 9PP (GB) SCHNIEKE, Angelika, Elisabeth Edinburgh EH25 9PP (GB) GARNER, Ian Edinburgh EH25 9PP (GB) COLMAN, Alan Edinburgh EH25 9PP (GB) (74) Representative: Cornish, Kristina Victoria Joy et al Kilburn & Strode,20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)