Retraction: Forensic applications and genetic characterization of Liaoning Han opulation revealed by extended set of autosomal STRs

TL;DR

This retracted paper discusses forensic genetic analysis of the Liaoning Han population using autosomal STRs, but was withdrawn due to ethical concerns.

Contribution

The paper aimed to present forensic genetic data of the Liaoning Han population using an extended set of autosomal STR markers.

Findings

The article was retracted due to concerns about consent and ethical approval documentation.

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

The associated data was withdrawn to protect participant identities.

Abstract

Du, J., Diao, Y., Rakha, A., Ameen, F., AlKahtani, M. D. F., Adnan, A. (2020). Forensic applications and genetic characterization of Liaoning Han population revealed by extended set of autosomal STRs. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 8(12), e1517. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1517.

The above article, published online on 29 September 2020 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Suzanne Hart, and Wiley Periodicals LLC.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 The associated data for this article has been withdrawn from the publication record following a concern that the data could be used to identify those who have participated in the research. Atif Adnan responded on behalf of all the authors, who disagree with the retraction.

Full text

Du, J., Diao, Y., Rakha, A., Ameen, F., AlKahtani, M. D. F., Adnan, A. (2020). Forensic applications and genetic characterization of Liaoning Han population revealed by extended set of autosomal STRs. Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine, 8(12), e1517. https://doi.org/10.1002/mgg3.1517.

The above article, published online on 29 September 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. Atif Adnan responded on behalf of all the authors, who disagree with the retraction.