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DECLARATIONS
Authors’ contributions
Made substantial contributions to conception: Lai RC, Lim SK
Provided initial drafts of the work: Lai RC
Revising the work critically for important intellectual content: Tan KH, Lim SK
Final approval of the version: Lim SK

Availability of data and materials
Not applicable.

Financial support and sponsorship
None.

Conflicts of interest
Lim SK holds founder shares in Paracrine Therapeutics Pte Ltd.

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