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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.10.2001 (43) Date of publication: 12.06.2002 Bulletin 2002/24 (21) Application number: 00968368.1 (22) Date of filing: 14.09.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/55, C12N 15/54, C12N 15/11, C12N 9/12, C12N 9/16, C07K 16/40, C12Q 1/68, A01K 67/027, A61K 31/713, G01N 33/50, G01N 33/53 (86) International application number: PCT/US0025/515 (87) International publication number: WO 0120/004 (22.03.2001 Gazette 2001/12)

(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: 15.09.1999 US 154141 P (71) Applicant: Incyte Genomics, Inc. Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)

(72) Inventors: YUE, Henry Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) TANG, Y., Tom San Jose, CA 95118 (US) BANDMAN, Olga Mountain View, CA 94043 (US) HILLMAN, Jennifer, L. Mountain View, CA 94040 (US) BAUGHN, Mariah, R. San Leandro, CA 94577 (US) AZIMZAI, Yalda Hayward, CA 94545 (US) LU, Dyung, Aina, M. San Jose, CA 95136 (US) (74) Representative: Wright, Simon Mark  J.A. Kemp & Co.14 South SquareGray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)