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(43) Date of publication: 05.09.2012 Bulletin 2012/36 (21) Application number: 10787529.6 (22) Date of filing: 26.10.2010

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12Q 1/00(2006.01) C12Q 1/68(2006.01) G01N 33/542(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/GB2010/051797 (87) International publication number: WO 2011/051709 (05.05.2011 Gazette 2011/18)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL 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 RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 26.10.2009 GB 0918712 (71) Applicant: Axis-Shield Diagnostics Limited Dundee, Tayside DD2 1XA (GB)	(72) Inventors: SMITH, Adrian Perth&Kinross DD2 5BN (GB) DEHAL, Prabhjyot Dundee DD5 3SF (GB) ØRNING, Lars Gøte Ingemar Oslo (NO) (74) Representative: Williams, Paul Edwin et al Ablett & Stebbing Caparo House 101-103 Baker Street London W1U 6FQ London W1U 6FQ (GB)