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(88) Date of publication A3: 10.05.2002 (43) Date of publication: 10.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/28 (21) Application number: 00916566.3 (22) Date of filing: 22.03.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12Q 1/68, C07H 21/02 (86) International application number: PCT/US0007/440 (87) International publication number: WO 0058/339 (05.10.2000 Gazette 2000/40)

(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: 26.03.1999 US 126503 P 17.12.1999 US 172409 P (71) Applicant: Human Genome Sciences, Inc. Rockville, MD 20850 (US)	(72) Inventors: ROSEN, Craig, A. Laytonsville, MD 20882 (US) RUBEN, Steven, M. Laytonsville, MD 20882 (US) KOMATSOULIS, George Silver Spring, MD 20901 (US) (74) Representative: VOSSIUS & PARTNER  Siebertstrasse 4 81675 München 81675 München (DE)