Retraction: Haplotype diversity and phylogenetic characteristics for Guanzhong Han population from Northwest China via 38 Y‐STRs using Yfiler™ Platinum Amplification System

TL;DR

This retracted study aimed to analyze Y-chromosome genetic diversity in the Guanzhong Han population using 38 Y-STR markers.

Contribution

The paper presented haplotype diversity and phylogenetic data for a specific Chinese population using the Yfiler™ Platinum system.

Findings

The study reported haplotype diversity and phylogenetic characteristics for the Guanzhong Han population.

Inconsistencies were found between the consent documentation and the research performed.

The associated data was withdrawn due to concerns about participant identification.

Abstract

Li L.,Yao L., He Xin., Gong H., Deng Y., Luan M., He G., Jia F., Chen P. (2020). Haplotype diversity and phylogenetic characteristics for Guanzhong Han population from Northwest China via 38 Y‐STRs using Yfiler™ Platinum Amplification System. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 8(8), e1187. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1187

The above article, published online on 12 March 2020 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC.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 The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. Guanglin He, Luyao Li, Xin He, Fuquan Jia, Lilan Yao, and Pengyu Chen responded on behalf of all the authors, who disagree with the retraction.