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EP 1 208 225 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 14.03.2002 (43) Date of publication: 29.05.2002 Bulletin 2002/22 (21) Application number: 00923583.9 (22) Date of filing: 19.04.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12Q 1/68 (86) International application number: PCT/US0010/906 (87) International publication number: WO 0063/441 (26.10.2000 Gazette 2000/43)

(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: 20.04.1999 US 130447 P 22.10.1999 US 160901 P (71) Applicant: MITOKOR San Diego, CA 92121 (US)	(72) Inventors: HERRNSTADT, Corinna San Diego, CA 92130 (US) DAVIS, Robert, E. San Diego, CA 92130 (US) (74) Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance  FORRESTER & BOEHMERTPettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)