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EP 2 091 334 A2

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(88) Date of publication A3: 18.09.2008 (43) Date of publication: 26.08.2009 Bulletin 2009/35 (21) Application number: 07871309.6 (22) Date of filing: 31.10.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A01N 63/00(2006.01) C12N 5/08(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/083161 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/063837 (29.05.2008 Gazette 2008/22)

(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 (30) Priority: 31.10.2006 US 855905 P (71) Applicant: Hasumi International Research Foundation Washinton, DC 20037 (US)	(72) Inventor: HASUMI, Kenichiro Suginami-ki, Tokyo 166-0001 (JP) (74) Representative: Gowshall, Jonathan Vallance  Forrester & Boehmert Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 München 80336 München (DE)