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(43) Date of publication: 21.06.2023 Bulletin 2023/25 (21) Application number: 21856849.1 (22) Date of filing: 16.08.2021

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12Q 1/6886(2018.01) C12Q 1/6883(2018.01) C12Q 1/6876(2018.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): A61P 35/00; C12Q 1/6886; A61P 35/04; C12Q 2600/16; C12Q 2600/118; C12Q 2600/158 (86) International application number: PCT/US2021/046105 (87) International publication number: WO 2022/036308 (17.02.2022 Gazette 2022/07)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 14.08.2020 US 202016993401 (71) Applicant: Castle Biosciences, Inc. Friendswood, TX 77546 (US)	(72) Inventors: COOK, Robert, Willis Friendswood, TX 77546 (US) COVINGTON, Kyle, R. Friendwood, TX 77546 (US) MAETZOLD, Derek Friendwood, TX 77546 (US) KURLEY, Sarah, J. Friendwood, TX 77546 (US) (74) Representative: Zwicker, Jörk  ZSP Patentanwälte PartG mbB Hansastraße 32 80686 München 80686 München (DE)