Retraction: Genetic structure and forensic characterization of 36 Y‐chromosomal STR loci in Tibeto‐Burman‐ speaking Yi population

TL;DR

This retracted study aimed to analyze genetic data from the Yi population but was withdrawn due to ethical concerns about informed consent and data sharing.

Contribution

The paper originally presented forensic genetic data on the Yi population, but its retraction highlights issues with ethical compliance.

Findings

The article was retracted due to inconsistencies in consent documentation.

Data sharing was restricted to prevent participant identification.

The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

Abstract

Song, Z., Wang, Q., Zhang, H., Tang, J., Wang, Q., Zhang, H., Yang, M., Ji, J., Ren, Z., Wu, Y., Huang, J. (2021). Genetic structure and forensic characterization of 36 Y‐chromosomal STR loci in Tibeto‐Burman‐speaking Yi population. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 9(2), e1572. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1572.

The above article, published online on 15 January 2021 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC.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 The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. The authors were informed of the retraction but did not respond.