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A plasmid vector for expression in bacillus and used for cloning the structural gene which codes for the human growth hormone and a method of producing the hormone
EP 0245218 B1 · Applicant: ENIRICERCHE S.p.A.
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- Filed April 13, 1987 and granted December 29, 1993. A European patent lasts at most 20 years from filing, so its term ended April 13, 2007.
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FiledApril 13, 1987
PublishedNovember 11, 1987
GrantedDecember 29, 1993
Term endedApril 13, 2007
Application numberEP 87830142
Classification (CPC)C12N15/70 +2 more
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