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(43) Date of publication: 02.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/01 (21) Application number: 00913730.8 (22) Date of filing: 02.03.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 31/70, A61K 48/00, A61K 49/00, C07H 21/00, C12N 15/63 (86) International application number: PCT/US0005/643 (87) International publication number: WO 0051/621 (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: 05.03.1999 US 122950 P (71) Applicant: Epigenesis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Cranbury, NJ 08520 (US)	(72) Inventor: NYCE, Jonathan, W. Princeton, NY 08540 (US) (74) Representative: Becker Kurig Straus  Patentanwälte Bavariastrasse 7 80336 München 80336 München (DE)