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(43) Date of publication: 17.04.2002 Bulletin 2002/16 (21) Application number: 00947281.2 (22) Date of filing: 11.07.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/12, C07K 14/47, A01K 67/00, C07K 16/18, C12Q 1/68, G01N 33/50, A61K 38/17 (86) International application number: PCT/US0019/014 (87) International publication number: WO 0104/308 (18.01.2001 Gazette 2001/03)

(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: 13.07.1999 US 143426 P (71) Applicant: Incyte Genomics, Inc. Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)	(72) Inventors: TANG, Y., Tom San Jose, CA 95118 (US) YUE, Henry Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) AZIMZAI, Yalda Castro Valley,CA 94552 (US) (74) Representative: Wright, Simon Mark  J.A. Kemp & Co.14 South SquareGray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)