ANTIBODY BINDING SUPERFICIAL ZONE PROTEIN AND THEIR USES IN DIAGNOSIS AND SCREENING METHODS

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EP 1 255 781 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	13.11.2002 Bulletin 2002/46

(21)	Application number: 01909099.2

(22)	Date of filing: 09.02.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C07K 16/18, C12N 5/20, G01N 33/68

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0104/372

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0105/8958 (16.08.2001 Gazette 2001/33)

(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

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Priority:

10.02.2000 GB 0003092
09.02.2000 US 181377 P
03.05.2000 US 201989 P

(71)	Applicants:
	GLAXO GROUP LIMITED Greenford, Middlesex UB6 ONN (GB) RUSH-PRESBYTERIAN-ST.LUKE'S MEDICAL CENTER Chicago, IL 60612 (US)

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Inventors:

HUTCHINS, Jeff, T.
Chapel Hill, NC 27514 (US)
KUETTNER, K. E.,Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's M.C.
Chicago,IL 60612 (US)
LINDLEY, K.M.,Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (US)
SCHMID, T. M.,Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's M.C.
Chicago, IL 60612 (US)
SCHUMACHER, Barbara, L.
Cardiff by the Sea, CA 92007 (US)
STIMPSON, Stephen, Anthony,Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (US)
SU, Jui-Lan,Glaxo Wellcome Inc.
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 (US)

(74)	Representative: Giddings, Peter John, Dr. et al
	GlaxoSmithKlineCorporate Intellectual Property (CN9.25.1)980 Great West Road Brentford,Middlesex TW8 9GS Brentford,Middlesex TW8 9GS (GB)

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