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(11) EP 1 490 381 A1

(12)

(43) Date of publication:
29.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/53

(21) Application number: 02723673.6

(22) Date of filing: 29.03.2002
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7C07H 17/00, C12P 21/06, C07K 14/00
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2002/009776
(87) International publication number:
WO 2002/081492 (17.10.2002 Gazette 2002/42)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR

(30) Priority: 04.04.2001 US 110981 P

(71) Applicant: THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, as represented by THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Rockville, MD 20852 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • NELSON, Lawrence, M.
    Burke, VA 22015-4295 (US)
  • TONG, Zhi-Bin
    Potomac, MD 20854 (US)

(74) Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance et al
FORRESTER & BOEHMERTPettenkoferstrasse 20-22
80336 München
80336 München (DE)

   


(54) HUMAN GENE CRITICAL TO FERTILITY