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This study was supported by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science under Grant Nos. JP18H05254 and JP19H00827.

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Takuya Ishimoto, Hiroshi Kamioka, and Takayoshi Nakano declare that they have no conflict of interest.

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Ishimoto, T., Kamioka, H. & Nakano, T. Authors’ Response to Letter from Professor Birkedal. Calcif Tissue Int 110, 144–145 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00223-021-00901-9

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