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S.Z., W.M., U.L., and T.S. wrote the manuscript. S.Z. and T.S. performed the analyses. J.R., V.J., D.A., E.H., S.T., M.K., S.J.S., D.S., R.K., C.K., E.A., M.W.L., S.R.S., A.P., T.H., S.G., G.S., M.S., U.S., G.A., R.B., G.K., W.J.D., M.D.M., L.R., M.B., J.J., M.K., E.L., B.A.N., and D.F. critically revised the manuscript.
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Zewinger, S., Reiser, J., Jankowski, V. et al. Reply to: Apolipoprotein C3 induces inflammasome activation only in its delipidated form. Nat Immunol 24, 412–413 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-023-01424-1
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