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(43) Date of publication: 07.12.2005 Bulletin 2005/49 (21) Application number: 03749291.5 (22) Date of filing: 29.08.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: C12Q 1/68, C07H 19/00, C07H 21/00, C07H 21/02, C07H 21/04 (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/027308 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/079011 (16.09.2004 Gazette 2004/38)

(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: 28.02.2003 WO PCT/US03/06198 (71) Applicant: Ravgen, Inc. Columbia, MD 21045 (US)	(72) Inventor: DHALLAN, Ravinder Bethesda, MD 20817 (US) (74) Representative: Plougmann & Vingtoft A/S  Sundkrogsgade 9 P.O. Box 831 2100 Copenhagen O 2100 Copenhagen O (DK)