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(43) Date of publication: 21.03.2012 Bulletin 2012/12 (21) Application number: 09789675.7 (22) Date of filing: 13.05.2009

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61K 39/04(2006.01) C12Q 1/68(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2009/043822 (87) International publication number: WO 2010/132054 (18.11.2010 Gazette 2010/46)

(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 TR (71) Applicants: Immport Therapeutics, INC. Irvine, CA 92618 (US) Liang, Xiaowu La Jolla, California 92037 (US)	(72) Inventors: FELGNER, Philip Rancho Sante Fe, California 92067 (US) GENNARO, Maria Laura New York, New York 10023 (US) (74) Representative: Fichter, Robert Arno  Dennemeyer & Associates S.A. 55, rue des Bruyères 1274 Howald 1274 Howald (LU)