# RETRACTION: Association Between Stroke And Venous Leg Ulcers: A Mendelian Randomization Study

## TL;DR

This retracted study claimed to find a genetic link between stroke and venous leg ulcers using Mendelian randomization.

## Contribution

The paper's findings are invalid due to a compromised peer review process and have been retracted by the publisher.

## Key findings

- The article was retracted due to a compromised peer review process.
- No valid conclusions or findings can be drawn from the study.
- The authors did not respond to the retraction notice.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:

XeR.
,
HanZ.
,
LiuG.
, and
ChenL.
, “Association Between Stroke And Venous Leg Ulcers: A Mendelian Randomization Study,” International Wound Journal
21, no. 3 (2024): e14785, 10.1111/iwj.14785.38414343
PMC10899862

The above article, published online on 27 February 2024, in Wiley Online Library (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor in Chief, Professor Keith Harding; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. Following an investigation by the publisher, all parties have concluded that this article was accepted solely on the basis of a compromised peer review process. The editors have therefore decided to retract the article. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the retraction.