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(43) Date of publication: 30.08.2000 Bulletin 2000/35 (21) Application number: 98944497.1 (22) Date of filing: 06.08.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12Q 1/62, C12Q 1/28 (86) International application number: PCT/US9817/483 (87) International publication number: WO 0008/207 (17.02.2000 Gazette 2000/07)

(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) Inventor: LEE, Jin, Po Poway, CA 92064 (US) (74) Representative: Price, Nigel John King  J.A. KEMP & CO.14 South SquareGray's Inn London WC1R 5LX London WC1R 5LX (GB)