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(88) Date of publication A3: 05.04.2001 (43) Date of publication: 22.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/34 (21) Application number: 00932808.9 (22) Date of filing: 26.05.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/12, C07K 14/47, C07K 16/18, C12Q 1/68, A61K 38/17 (86) International application number: PCT/US0014/831 (87) International publication number: WO 0073/334 (07.12.2000 Gazette 2000/49)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 27.05.1999 US 136740 P 16.06.1999 US 139566 P (71) Applicant: Incyte Genomics, Inc. Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)	(72) Inventors: YUE, Henry Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) TANG, Y., Tom San Jose, CA 95118 (US) AZIMZAI, Yalda Hayward, CA 94545 (US) (74) Representative: Wright, Simon Mark  J.A. Kemp & Co.14 South SquareGray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)