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(43) Date of publication: 18.12.2002 Bulletin 2002/51 (21) Application number: 01918776.4 (22) Date of filing: 15.03.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C07K 14/47, C12N 15/12, C12N 5/10, C12Q 1/68, A01K 67/027, C07K 16/18, A61K 38/17, G01N 33/53 (86) International application number: PCT/US0108/518 (87) International publication number: WO 0106/8696 (20.09.2001 Gazette 2001/38)

(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: 15.03.2000 US 189417 P (71) Applicant: Incyte Genomics, Inc. Palo Alto, CA 94304 (US)	(72) Inventors: TANG, Y., Tom San Jose, CA 95118 (US) JACKSON, Jennifer, L. Santa Cruz, CA 95062 (US) BAUGHN, Mariah, R. San Leandro, CA 94577 (US) Yue , Henry Sunnyvale, CA 94087 (US) (74) Representative: Wright, Simon Mark et al J.A. Kemp & Co.14 South SquareGray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)