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(43) Date of publication: 14.09.2005 Bulletin 2005/37 (21) Application number: 02804465.9 (22) Date of filing: 26.11.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12Q 1/00 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/038113 (87) International publication number: WO 2003/048376 (12.06.2003 Gazette 2003/24)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE SK TR (30) Priority: 29.11.2001 US 334487 P (71) Applicant: HYSEQ, INC. Sunnyvale, CA 94085 (US)	(72) Inventor: HO, Alice Palo Alto, CA 94303 (US) (74) Representative: Forstmeyer, Dietmar et al Boeters & Lieck, Bereiteranger 15 81541 München 81541 München (DE)