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(88) Date of publication A3: 17.01.2002 (43) Date of publication: 14.08.2002 Bulletin 2002/33 (21) Application number: 00980320.6 (22) Date of filing: 10.11.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12Q 1/34, G01N 33/573, C12N 15/62, C12N 15/87 (86) International application number: PCT/US0030/862 (87) International publication number: WO 0134/833 (17.05.2001 Gazette 2001/20)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 10.11.1999 US 164622 P (71) Applicant: MITOKOR San Diego, CA 92121 (US)	(72) Inventors: ANDERSON, Christen, M. Encinitas, CA 92024 (US) CLEVENGER, William Oceanside, CA 92107 (US) (74) Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance et al FORRESTER & BOEHMERTPettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)