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EP 1 853 321 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 02.08.2007 (43) Date of publication: 14.11.2007 Bulletin 2007/46 (21) Application number: 06708301.4 (22) Date of filing: 16.02.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 47/48(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2006/060007 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/087354 (24.08.2006 Gazette 2006/34)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK YU (30) Priority: 16.02.2005 DK 200500232 (71) Applicant: NOVO NORDISK A/S DK-2880 Bagsvaerd (DK)	(72) Inventors: BEHRENS, Carsten DK-2200 København N (DK) LAU, Jesper DK-3520 Farum (DK) KODRA, János, Tibor DK-2100 København Ø (DK) KOFOD-HANSEN, Mikael DK-2200 København N (DK) HANSEN, Thomas, Kruse DK-2730 Herlev (DK)