Owner Genentech, Inc.

Inventors Le Couter, Jennifer; Ferrara, Napoleone

Agent Griffith Hack

Pub. Number AU-B-2002332732

PCT Number PCT/US02/27571

PCT Pub. Number WO2003/020892

Priority 60/316,184 29.08.01 US

Filing date 27 August 2002

Wipo publication date 18 March 2003

Acceptance publication date 30 August 2007

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