METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING LOW-ABUNDANCE POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS - Patent 1395678

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EP 1 395 678 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	24.12.2003

(43)	Date of publication:
	10.03.2004 Bulletin 2004/11

(21)	Application number: 01961937.8

(22)	Date of filing: 06.08.2001

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: C12Q 1/68, C12N 15/11

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2001/024730

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2002/012564 (14.02.2002 Gazette 2002/07)

(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:

07.08.2000 US 632898
04.05.2001 US 288777 P

(71)	Applicant: Genemed Biotechnologies Inc.
	South San Francisco, CA 94080 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	ZHU, York, Yuan-Yuan Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US)

(74)	Representative: Kiddle, Simon John et al
	Mewburn Ellis,York House,23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)

(54)	METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING LOW-ABUNDANCE POLYNUCLEOTIDES AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS