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(43) Date of publication: 11.02.2009 Bulletin 2009/07 (21) Application number: 07730785.8 (22) Date of filing: 25.05.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C07K 16/26(2006.01) G01N 33/74(2006.01) C07K 14/58(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/FI2007/050298 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/138163 (06.12.2007 Gazette 2007/49)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 26.05.2006 US 808695 P (71) Applicants: Hytest Ltd. 20520 Turku (FI) Katrukha, Alexei, G. 20610 Turku (FI) Seferyan, Karina R. Moscow 127427 (RU) Semenov, Alexander G. Moscow 129128 (RU) Tamm, Natalia N. Moscow 115035 (RU) Filatov, Vladimir L. Moscow 117647 (RU)

(72) Inventors: KATRUKHA, Alexei, G. Turku 20610 (FI) SEFERYAN, Karina, R. Moscow 127427 (RU) SEMENOV, Alexander, G. Moscow 129128 (RU) TAMM, Natalia, N. Moscow 115035 (RU) FILATOV, Vladimir, L. Moscow 117647 (RU) (74) Representative: Karvinen, Leena Maria  Oy Jalo Ant-Wuorinen Ab Iso Roobertinkatu 4-6 A 00120 Helsinki 00120 Helsinki (FI)