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(88) Date of publication A3: 06.05.2004 (43) Date of publication: 23.02.2005 Bulletin 2005/08 (21) Application number: 03735505.4 (22) Date of filing: 30.05.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 38/17, A61K 48/00, C12Q 1/68, A01K 67/027, C12N 5/10, A61P 3/00 (86) International application number: PCT/EP2003/005700 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/099318 (04.12.2003 Gazette 2003/49)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK (30) Priority: 29.05.2002 EP 02011963 17.09.2002 EP 02020829 (71) Applicant: DeveloGen Aktiengesellschaft für entwicklungsbiologische Forschung 37079 Göttingen (DE)	(72) Inventors: DOHRMANN, Cord 37077 Göttingen (DE) AUSTEN, Matthias 37079 Göttingen (DE) (74) Representative: Weiss, Wolfgang, Dipl.-Chem. Dr. et al Weickmann & WeickmannPatentanwältePostfach 86 08 20 81635 München 81635 München (DE)