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Environment and origin of disease

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We thank David Abbott, Erica Crespi, Daniel Dumesic, Leena Hilakivi-Clarke, Janice Huss, Heiko Jansen, Michael Lehman, Megan Mahoney, Ram Menon, Martin Myers, Retha Neubold, Heather Patisaul, and Almudena Veiga-Lopez for their critical review of manuscripts within a very short time frame.

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Padmanabhan, V. Environment and origin of disease. Rev Endocr Metab Disord 8, 67–69 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11154-007-9051-3

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