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(88) Date of publication A3: 05.07.2001 (43) Date of publication: 06.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/10 (21) Application number: 00932647.1 (22) Date of filing: 19.05.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/53, C12N 9/02, C07K 16/18, C07K 16/40, C12Q 1/68, A61K 38/44 (86) International application number: PCT/US0013/879 (87) International publication number: WO 0071/679 (30.11.2000 Gazette 2000/48)

(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: 20.05.1999 US 135049 P 27.05.1999 US 136740 P (71) Applicant: Incyte Genomics, Inc. Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)	(72) Inventors: YUE, Henry Sunnyvale, CA 94043 (US) TANG, Y., Tom San Jose, CA 95118 (US) BAUGHN, Mariah, R. San Leandro, CA 94577 (US) LU, Dyung, Aina, M. San Jose, CA 95123 (US) (74) Representative: Wright, Simon Mark  J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)