(19)
(11) EP 1 051 504 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
23.09.1999

(43) Date of publication:
15.11.2000 Bulletin 2000/46

(21) Application number: 99907444.6

(22) Date of filing: 28.01.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7C12N 15/82, C12N 15/54, C12N 15/55, C12N 9/10, C12N 9/14, C12N 5/10, C12Q 1/68, G01N 33/50, A01H 5/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/EP9900/556
(87) International publication number:
WO 9938/986 (05.08.1999 Gazette 1999/31)
(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: 30.01.1998 US 109810 P

(71) Applicants:
  • Novartis AG
    4058 Basel (CH)
  • Novartis-Erfindungen Verwaltungsgesellschaft m.b.H.
    1235 Wien (AT)

(72) Inventors:
  • GUYER, Charles, David
    Durham, NC 27707 (US)
  • JOHNSON, Marie, Ann
    Raleigh, NC 27606 (US)
  • VOLRATH, Sandra, Lynn
    Durham, NC 27707 (US)
  • BRUNN, Sandra, Alice
    San Jose, CA 95123 (US)
  • WARD, Eric, Russell
    Durham, NC 27707 (US)

   


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