Retraction: Genetic diversity and phylogenetic structure of four Tibeto ‐Burman‐speaking populations in Tibetan‐Yi corridor revealed by insertion/deletion polymorphisms

Zou X., He G., Wang M., Huo L., Chen X., Liu J., Wang S., Ye Z., Wang F., Wang Z., Hou Y. (2020). Genetic diversity and phylogenetic structure of four Tibeto-Burman-speaking populations in Tibetan-Yi corridor revealed by insertion/deletion polymorphisms.Molecular Genetics& Genomic Medicine, 8(4), e1140.https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1140The above article, published online on 3 February 2020 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. Following publication of this article, concerns were raised by a third party regarding consent and ethical approval for the research undertaken and reported in the article. The publisher and representatives of the journal ’s editorial board undertook a review of the consent documentation provided, against the research performed and reported in the article. The review uncovered inconsistencies between the consent documentation and the research reported; the documentation was not sufficiently detailed to resolve the concerns raised. As a result, the parties have made the decision to retract the article. In addition, consent documentation did not give approval for data associated with this article to be shared publicly. The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. Zheng Wang responded on be...
Source: Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine - Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Tags: RETRACTION Source Type: research