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(43) Date of publication: 10.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/15 (21) Application number: 00941478.0 (22) Date of filing: 16.06.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/12, C12N 15/63, C12N 15/62, C12N 15/67, C12N 15/86, C07K 14/47, A01K 67/027, A61K 48/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US0016/620 (87) International publication number: WO 0078/951 (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 140289 P (71) Applicant: ARIAD GENE THERAPEUTICS, INC. Cambridge, MA 02139-4234 (US)	(72) Inventor: NATESAN, Sridaran Chestnut Hill, MA 02167 (US) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)