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(88) Date of publication A3: 26.04.2007 (43) Date of publication: 23.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/30 (21) Application number: 06776814.3 (22) Date of filing: 11.08.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12Q 1/37(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2006/008000 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/017293 (15.02.2007 Gazette 2007/07)

(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 (30) Priority: 11.08.2005 EP 05017523 (71) Applicant: Digilab, Inc. Canton, MA 02021 (US)	(72) Inventors: BUDDE, Petra 30655 Hannover (DE) SCHULZ-KNAPPE, Peter 30966 Hemmingen (DE) (74) Representative: Schnappauf, Georg  Dr. Volker Vossius Patent- und Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Geibelstrasse 6 81679 München 81679 München (DE)