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Absence of evidence that Slc12a8 encodes a nicotinamide mononucleotide transporter

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M.S.S. and C.B. analysed the data. C.B. wrote the manuscript.

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Schmidt, M.S., Brenner, C. Absence of evidence that Slc12a8 encodes a nicotinamide mononucleotide transporter. Nat Metab 1, 660–661 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42255-019-0085-0

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