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(88) Date of publication A3: 23.08.2001 (43) Date of publication: 27.03.2002 Bulletin 2002/13 (21) Application number: 00941530.8 (22) Date of filing: 15.06.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/12, C07K 14/47, C07K 16/18, C12Q 1/68, G01N 33/68, A01K 67/027, A61K 38/17 (86) International application number: PCT/US0016/766 (87) International publication number: WO 0078/954 (28.12.2000 Gazette 2000/52)

(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: 18.06.1999 US 140109 P (71) Applicant: Incyte Genomics, Inc. Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)	(72) Inventors: LAL, Preeti Santa Clara, CA 95054 (US) YUE, Henry Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) TANG, Y., Tom San Jose, CA 95118 (US) BAUGHN, Mariah, R. San Leandro, CA 94577 (US) AZIMZAI, Yalda Hayward, CA 94545 (US) TRAN, Bao Santa Clara, CA 95051 (US) (74) Representative: Wright, Simon Mark  J.A. Kemp & Co.14 South SquareGray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)