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(88) Date of publication A3: 17.01.2008 (43) Date of publication: 02.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/27 (21) Application number: 06842398.7 (22) Date of filing: 02.10.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 31/19(2006.01) A61P 25/00(2006.01) A61P 25/28(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/IB2006/004011 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/063428 (07.06.2007 Gazette 2007/23)

(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 RS (30) Priority: 30.09.2005 US 722891 P (71) Applicant: Neurochem (International) Limited 1015 Lausanne (CH)	(72) Inventors: KONG, Xianqi Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Québec H9B 3J7 (CA) LAURIN, Julie St-Lazare, Québec J7T 1X7 (CA) (74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4 81925 München 81925 München (DE)