(19)
(11) EP 1 119 773 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
21.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/25

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
20.07.2005 Bulletin 2005/29

(21) Application number: 99951770.9

(22) Date of filing: 05.10.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G01N 33/68(1980.01)
C07K 14/47(1995.01)
 G01N 33/569(1985.01)
C07K 16/18(1995.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US1999/023115
(87) International publication number:
WO 2000/022438 (20.04.2000 Gazette 2000/16)

(54)

ASSAY FOR DISEASE RELATED CONFORMATION OF A PROTEIN

TEST ZUM NACHWEIS VON PRIONEN-PROTEINEN DIE IN EINER MIT KRANKHEIT ASSOZIIERTEN KONFORMATIONEN VORLIEGEN

ESSAI DE DETECTION DES PROTEINES PRION DANS UNE CONFORMATION ACCOCIEE A UNE MALADIE

(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: 09.10.1998 US 169574

(43) Date of publication of application:
01.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/31

(73) Proprietor: The Regents of the University of California
Oakland, CA 94607-5200 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • PRUSINER, Stanley, B.
    San Francisco, CA 94116 (US)
  • SAFAR, Jiri, G.
    Concord, CA 94518 (US)

(74) Representative: Campbell, Patrick John Henry et al
J.A. Kemp & Co., 14 South Square, Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ
London WC1R 5JJ (GB)


(56) References cited: : 
EP-A- 0 861 900
WO-A-99/42487
 WO-A-98/37210
   
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