GENES ASSOCIATED WITH CANINE OSTEOARTHRITIS AND RELATED METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS - Patent 1711635

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EP 1 711 635 A1

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(43)	Date of publication:
	18.10.2006 Bulletin 2006/42

(21)	Application number: 05722699.5

(22)	Date of filing: 02.02.2005

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

C12Q 1/68^(2006.01)
A61K 35/00^(2006.01)

C12N 15/11^(2006.01)
A61K 31/00^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2005/003375

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2005/075685 (18.08.2005 Gazette 2005/33)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE ES FR GB IT NL

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Priority:

02.02.2004 US 541346 P

(71)	Applicant: NESTEC S.A.
	1800 Vevey (CH)

(72)	Inventors:
	MIDDLETON, Rondo, P. Creve Couer, MI 63141 (US) HANNAH, Steven, S. Chesterfield, MI 63017 (US)

(74)	Representative: Lock, Graham James
	Fry Heath Spence The Gables Massetts Road Horley, Surrey RH6 7DQ Horley, Surrey RH6 7DQ (GB)

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