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(88) Date of publication A3: 27.02.2003 (43) Date of publication: 02.05.2003 Bulletin 2003/18 (21) Application number: 01950688.0 (22) Date of filing: 29.06.2001

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A01K 67/027, C07K 14/705, C07K 14/51, C07K 14/475, C12N 9/76, A61K 49/00, G01N 33/50 (86) International application number: PCT/US0120/795 (87) International publication number: WO 0200/1950 (10.01.2002 Gazette 2002/02)

(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: 29.06.2000 US 215178 P 29.06.2000 US 215179 P 29.06.2000 US 215366 P 29.06.2000 US 215402 P 29.06.2000 US 215404 P 29.06.2000 US 215466 P 29.06.2000 US 215467 P 27.07.2000 US 221667 P 26.10.2000 US 244083 P (71) Applicant: Deltagen, Inc. Redwood City, CA 94063 (US)

(72) Inventors: LEVITEN, Michael, W. Palo Alto, CA 94306 (US) BRENNAN, Thomas, J. South San Francisco, CA 94080 (US) GUENTHER, Catherine San Carlos, CA 94070 (US) KLEIN, Robert Palo Alto, CA 94301 (US) MATTHEWS, William Woodside, CA 94062 (US) MOORE, Mark Redwood City, CA 94062 (US) (74) Representative: Furlong, Isla Jane  D. Young & Co.21 New Fetter Lane London EC4A 1DA London EC4A 1DA (GB)