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(88) Date of publication A3: 19.04.2001 (43) Date of publication: 06.02.2002 Bulletin 2002/06 (21) Application number: 00935907.6 (22) Date of filing: 10.05.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/12, C07K 14/78, C07K 14/47, C12N 15/63, A01K 67/027, C07K 16/18, C12Q 1/68, A61K 38/17, G01N 33/68 (86) International application number: PCT/US0012/811 (87) International publication number: WO 0068/380 (16.11.2000 Gazette 2000/46)

(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: 11.05.1999 US 133643 P 23.08.1999 US 150409 P (71) Applicant: Incyte Genomics, Inc. Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)

(72) Inventors: BANDMAN, Olga Mountain View, CA 94043 (US) HILLMAN, Jennifer, L. Mountain View, CA 94040 (US) TANG, Y., Tom San Jose, CA 95118 (US) LAL, Preeti Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US) YUE, Henry Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (US) BAUGHN, Mariah, R. San Leandro, CA 94577 (US) LU, Dyung, Aina, M. San Jose, CA 95123 (US) AZIMZAI, Yalda Castro Valley, CA 94552 (US) (74) Representative: Wright, Simon Mark  J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)