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Author contributions
A.H., R.T., and K.H. conceived the project. Ka.M., A.H., and R.T. designed the study concept and wrote the
manuscript. T.K., S.U., and Y.N. designed and synthesized Bio-PEG3-cholesterol. Ka.M., Ke.M., J.K., M.K., T.I.,
and K.A. established assays for CUC. R.T., M.N., and T.I. collected samples and interpreted the clinical data. All
authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Competing interests The authors declare no competing interests.
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