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(88) Date of publication A3: 14.07.2005 (43) Date of publication: 07.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/36 (21) Application number: 03713528.2 (22) Date of filing: 14.02.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12Q 1/68, G01N 33/53, G01N 33/566 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/004925 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/068945 (21.08.2003 Gazette 2003/34)

(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 SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO (30) Priority: 14.02.2002 US 76845 18.04.2002 US 373765 P 18.04.2002 US 373802 P 10.05.2002 US 379718 P 29.07.2002 US 208730 (71) Applicant: Kalobios, Inc. Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)	(72) Inventors: BALINT, Robert, R. Palo Alto, CA 94306 (US) HER, Jeng-Horng San Jose, CA 95130 (US) (74) Representative: Stuart, Ian Alexander et al Mewburn Ellis LLP York House 23 Kingsway London WC2B 6HP London WC2B 6HP (GB)