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(11) EP 1 159 286 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
05.12.2001 Bulletin 2001/49

(21) Application number: 00916071.4

(22) Date of filing: 03.03.2000
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7C07H 21/04, C07K 14/00, C12P 21/00, C12N 5/00, C12N 5/06, C12N 15/63, C12Q 1/68
(86) International application number:
PCT/US0005/686
(87) International publication number:
WO 0052/028 (08.09.2000 Gazette 2000/36)
(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: 04.03.1999 US 121774 P
12.03.1999 US 124092 P
27.04.1999 US 131279 P
30.04.1999 US 131964 P
02.08.1999 US 146371 P
01.12.1999 US 168235 P

(71) Applicant: Human Genome Sciences, Inc.
Rockville, MD 20850 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • GENTZ, Reiner, L.
    Rockville, MD 20850 (US)
  • NI, Jian
    Rockville, MD 20853 (US)
  • EBNER, Reinhard
    Gaithersburg, MD 20878 (US)
  • YU, Guo-Liang
    Berkeley, CA 94705 (US)
  • RUBEN, Steven, M.
    Olney, MD 20832 (US)
  • FENG, Ping
    Gaithersburg, MD 01876 (US)

(74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER 
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

   


(54) TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR RECEPTORS 6 ALPHA AND 6 BETA