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The authors declare no competing financial interest.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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We gratefully acknowledge The Scripps Research Institute, the
National Institutes of Health (NIGMS, 1 R01 GM084019-02),
and Eli Lilly for financial support. We thank Bristol-Myers
Squibb (predoctoral fellowship to M.W.); the Agency for
Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Singapore
(predoctoral fellowship to K.S.L.C.); and Astellas Pharma Inc.
(postdoctoral fellowship to M.M.).
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