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(43) Date of publication: 07.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/10 (21) Application number: 10717207.4 (22) Date of filing: 30.04.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 33/68(2006.01) A61K 48/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2010/000874 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/125358 (04.11.2010 Gazette 2010/44)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 30.04.2009 GB 0907516 (71) Applicant: The University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham West Midlands B15 2TT (GB)	(72) Inventors: SMITH, Janet Birmingham B29 7HU (GB) MERRICK, Deborah Nottingham NG9 4FF (GB) (74) Representative: Elsy, David  Withers & Rogers LLP 4 More London Riverside London SE1 2AU London SE1 2AU (GB)