INHIBITION OF GENE EXPRESSION USING POLYNUCLEOTIDE ANALOGUES - Patent 1335645

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EP 1 335 645 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	15.05.2003

(43)	Date of publication:
	20.08.2003 Bulletin 2003/34

(21)	Application number: 01959856.4

(22)	Date of filing: 30.07.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: A01K 67/027, G01N 33/50, C12N 15/11, C12Q 1/68, A61K 31/7125

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US0141/481

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 0200/9509 (07.02.2002 Gazette 2002/06)

(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:

31.07.2000 US 221722 P
22.11.2000 US 252865 P
19.04.2001 US 284974 P

(71)	Applicant: REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
	Minneapolis,Minnesota 55455-2070 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	EKKER, Stephen, C. St. Paul, MN 55117 (US) NASEVICIUS, Aidas St. Paul, MN 55108 (US) KIM, Hyon Minneapolis, MN 55455 (US) SUMANAS, Saulius Minneapolis, MN 55455 (US)

(74)	Representative: Dzieglewska, Hanna Eva
	Frank B. Dehn & Co.,European Patent Attorneys,179 Queen Victoria Street London EC4V 4EL London EC4V 4EL (GB)

(54)	INHIBITION OF GENE EXPRESSION USING POLYNUCLEOTIDE ANALOGUES