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EP 1 957 664 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 20.08.2008 Bulletin 2008/34 (21) Application number: 06819331.7 (22) Date of filing: 08.11.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12Q 1/04(2006.01) G01N 33/53(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2006/068233 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/054515 (18.05.2007 Gazette 2007/20)

(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: 14.11.2005 EP 05110692 (71) Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH 55216 Ingelheim am Rhein (DE)	(72) Inventor: MERZA, Malik S-75272 Uppsala (SE) (74) Representative: Hammann, Heinz et al Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH CD-Patents Binger Strasse 173 55216 Ingelheim am Rhein 55216 Ingelheim am Rhein (DE)