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(88) Date of publication A3: 23.10.2003 (43) Date of publication: 04.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/06 (21) Application number: 02761961.8 (22) Date of filing: 16.04.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12Q 1/00, G01N 33/53, C07K 16/00 (86) International application number: PCT/IL2002/000307 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/083708 (24.10.2002 Gazette 2002/43)

(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: 16.04.2001 US 283645 P (71) Applicant: Semorex Inc. North Brunswick, NJ 08902 (US)	(72) Inventor: GREEN, Bernard, S.  (IL) (74) Representative: Schmitz, Jean-Marie et al Dennemeyer & Associates S.A.,P.O. Box 1502 1015 Luxembourg 1015 Luxembourg (LU)