Owner The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

Inventors Liu, Dahui; Tew Gregory N.; Yuan, Jing; DeGrado, William F.; Klein, Michael L.

Agent Houlihan2

Pub. Number AU-B-2002326375

PCT Number PCT/US02/22043

PCT Pub. Number WO2002/100295

Priority 60/274,145 08.03.01 US

Filing date 7 March 2002

Wipo publication date 23 December 2002

Acceptance publication date 21 December 2006

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