(19)
(11) EP 1 268 543 A2

(12)

(88) Date of publication A3:
04.07.2002

(43) Date of publication:
02.01.2003 Bulletin 2003/01

(21) Application number: 01932523.2

(22) Date of filing: 05.04.2001
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C07K 14/475, C12N 15/12, C12N 5/10, A61K 38/18, C07K 16/22, C12Q 1/68, G01N 33/53, A61K 48/00, C12N 15/22
(86) International application number:
PCT/US0111/208
(87) International publication number:
WO 0107/7169 (18.10.2001 Gazette 2001/42)
(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: 05.04.2000 US 543774
28.06.2000 US 215733 P
09.01.2001 US 757562
05.02.2001 US 266614 P

(71) Applicant: KIRIN BEER KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Chuo-Ku,Tokyo (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • TANG, Tom, Y.
    San Jose, CA 95118 (US)
  • LABAT, Ivan
    San Francisco, CA 94115 (US)
  • CHAO , Cheng-Chi
    Cupertino, CA 95014 (US)
  • MIZE ,Nancy , K.
    Mountain View , CA94041 (US)
  • NISHIKAWA ,Mitsuo
    Takasaki-shi ,Gunma, 370-1295 (JP)
  • DRMANAC, Radoje, T.
    Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US)

(74) Representative: Richardson, Kate 
Forrester & Boehmert,Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


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