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A61K 47 / 48 ( 2006 .01 ) International Preliminary Report on Patentability for International A61K 38 /00 ( 2006 .01 ) Application No. PCT/ US2009 /046910 , dated Dec. 13 , 2010 . A61K 38 /53 ( 2006 .01 ) (52 ) U . S . CI. (Continued ) CPC . .. .. .. .. C12N 9 / 93 ( 2013 .01 ) ; A61K 47/ 48215 ( 2013 .01 ) ; C12N 9 / 96 (2013 . 01 ) ; C12Y Primary Examiner — Kagnew H Gebreyesus 601/ 01023 (2013 .01 ) ; A61K 38 / 00 (2013 .01 ) ; A61K 38 /53 (2013 .01 ) ; C12Y 601/ 01012 (74 ) Attorney , Agent, or Firm — Cooley LLP ( 2013 .01 ) (58 ) Field of Classification Search (57 ) ABSTRACT CPC .. C12N 9 / 96 ; A61K 38 /43 ; CO7K 2319 /30 ; C12Y 601 / 01012 ; C12Y 601 / 01023 The present invention provides PEGylated aspartyl- tRNA See application file for complete search history . synthetase ( DRS ) polypeptides , compositions comprising the same, and methods of using such polypeptides and (56 ) References Cited compositions for treating or diagnosing a variety of condi tions. 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