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(43) Date of publication: 02.08.2000 Bulletin 2000/31 (21) Application number: 98939140.4 (22) Date of filing: 29.07.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G01N 33/53, G01N 33/558, G01N 33/543, G01N 33/552, G01N 33/544 (86) International application number: PCT/US9815/916 (87) International publication number: WO 0007/015 (10.02.2000 Gazette 2000/06)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (71) Applicant: Syntron Bioresearch, Inc. Carlsbad, CA 92008 (US)	(72) Inventors: LEE, Jin, Po Poway, CA 92064 (US) LIANG, Guihe San Diego, CA 92122 (US) (74) Representative: Price, Nigel John King  J.A. KEMP & CO.14 South SquareGray's Inn London WC1R 5LX London WC1R 5LX (GB)