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(43) Date of publication: 08.11.2006 Bulletin 2006/45 (21) Application number: 04779424.3 (22) Date of filing: 29.07.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C07K 7/00(2006.01) A61K 39/00(2006.01) C07K 16/18(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/024360 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/075504 (18.08.2005 Gazette 2005/33)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL HR LT LV MK (30) Priority: 02.02.2004 WO PCT/US2004/002892 02.02.2004 WO PCT/US2004/002894 (71) Applicant: Tanox, Inc. Houston, TX 77025 (US)	(72) Inventors: SINGH, Sanjaya Houston, TX 77096 (US) HUANG, Danyang Houston, TX (US) FUNG, Sek, Chung, Michael Houston, TX 77025 (US) (74) Representative: van Kooij, Adriaan  Arnold & Siedsma Sweelickplein 1 2517 GK The Hague 2517 GK The Hague (NL)