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(43) Date of publication: 23.01.2002 Bulletin 2002/04 (21) Application number: 00926122.3 (22) Date of filing: 19.04.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/55, C12N 9/16, C12N 15/11, G01N 33/53, C12Q 1/68, C12Q 1/42, C07K 16/40 (86) International application number: PCT/US0010/508 (87) International publication number: WO 0063/393 (26.10.2000 Gazette 2000/43)

(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: 20.04.1999 US 130173 P (71) Applicant: Ceptyr, Inc. Bothell, WA 98021 (US)	(72) Inventors: LUCHE, Ralf, M. Seattle, WA 98155 (US) WEI, Bo Snohomish, WA 98296 (US) (74) Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance  FORRESTER & BOEHMERT Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)