(19)

(11)

EP 1 409 685 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication: 21.04.2004 Bulletin 2004/17 (21) Application number: 00954223.4 (22) Date of filing: 18.08.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12N 15/52, C07K 14/415, C12N 15/82, C07K 16/16, A01H 5/00 (86) International application number: PCT/CA2000/000966 (87) International publication number: WO 2001/014563 (01.03.2001 Gazette 2001/09)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 19.08.1999 US 149466 P 13.10.1999 US 159122 P (71) Applicants: Goring, Daphne Mississaiga,Ontario L5B 2T3 (CA) Silva, Nancy Richmond Hill,Ontario L4E 3T2 (CA)	(72) Inventors: Goring, Daphne Mississaiga,Ontario L5B 2T3 (CA) Silva, Nancy Richmond Hill,Ontario L4E 3T2 (CA) (74) Representative: Hill, Christopher Michael et al Page White & Farrer54 Doughty Street London WC1N 2LS London WC1N 2LS (GB)