(19)
(11) EP 2 149 614 A8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 A1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
02.06.2010 Bulletin 2010/22

(43) Date of publication:
03.02.2010 Bulletin 2010/05

(21) Application number: 09171694.4

(22) Date of filing: 29.07.2003
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
C12Q 1/68(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB IT

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
03817620.2 / 1649014

(71) Applicant: All India Institute of Medical Sciences
New Delhi 110 029, Maharasutra (IN)

(72) Inventors:
  • Tyagi, Jaya Sivaswami
    110 029 New Delhi (IN)
  • Chakravorty, Soumitesh
    110 029 New Delhi (IN)

(74) Representative: Thomas, Simon 
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord LLP 30 Welbeck Street
London W1G 8ER
London W1G 8ER (GB)

 
Remarks:
This application was filed on 29-09-2009 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.
 


(54) Primers for the detection of Mycobacterium tubeculosis


(57) A set of primers devRf3 and devRr3 of SEQ ID No. 3 and SEQ ID No. 4, respectively, and a method of using primers of SEQ ID No. 3 and SEQ ID No. 4 of gene devR for screening patients of tuberculosis, said method comprising the steps of conducting Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) using DNA or RNA of a processed sample from a subject, and identifying the subjects suffering from tuberculosis.