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[Retracted] Association between vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms and the risk of osteonecrosis of the femoral head: Systematic review

  • Authors:
    • Guo Ju Hong
    • Nuan Lin
    • Lei Lei Chen
    • Xiao Bo Chen
    • Wei He
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  • Published online on: July 1, 2024     https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2024.1814
  • Article Number: 126
  • Copyright : © Hong et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License [CC BY 4.0].

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Biomed Rep 4:[Related article:] 92–96, 2016; DOI: 10.3892/br.2015.527

Following the publication of the above article, a concerned reader drew to the Editor’s attention that the authors had referred to a non-existent test (a “Begger’s funnel plot”) in the “Publication bias” subsection of the Results (on p. 95).

The authors were asked to comment upon the matter, but the Editorial Office did not receive a reply from them within the requested time-frame for responding. Given that the authors did not choose to reply to address this concern, the Editor has decided that this paper should be retracted from the journal. The Editor also apologizes to the readership for any inconvenience caused.

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Hong GJ, Lin N, Chen LL, Chen XB and He W: [Retracted] Association between vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms and the risk of osteonecrosis of the femoral head: Systematic review. Biomed Rep 21: 126, 2024.
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Hong, G.J., Lin, N., Chen, L.L., Chen, X.B., & He, W. (2024). [Retracted] Association between vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms and the risk of osteonecrosis of the femoral head: Systematic review. Biomedical Reports, 21, 126. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2024.1814
MLA
Hong, G. J., Lin, N., Chen, L. L., Chen, X. B., He, W."[Retracted] Association between vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms and the risk of osteonecrosis of the femoral head: Systematic review". Biomedical Reports 21.2 (2024): 126.
Chicago
Hong, G. J., Lin, N., Chen, L. L., Chen, X. B., He, W."[Retracted] Association between vascular endothelial growth factor gene polymorphisms and the risk of osteonecrosis of the femoral head: Systematic review". Biomedical Reports 21, no. 2 (2024): 126. https://doi.org/10.3892/br.2024.1814