Retracted: VEGF Genetic Polymorphisms May Contribute to the Risk of Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis
Author
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-1, 1 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-08-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
1
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The Scientific World Journal has retracted the article titled “VEGF Genetic Polymorphisms May Contribute to the Risk of Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis” [1].
This article is one of a series of very similar meta-analyses written by different authors that were published in 2014 and 2015, characterized by searching the complementary and alternative medicine database CISCOM despite the topic not being about CAM [2], as is also the case with this article.
The overlaps of wording with these articles are concentrated in the Materials and Methods and Results sections, and a paragraph in the Discussion.
The article also mentions “Begger’s test,” which is a mistaken combination of “Begg’s test” and “Egger’s test” and is also characteristic of this series of articles.
The article inappropriately mentions other cancers and genes, including gastric cancer in the abstract and “breast cancer” and “IFN-γ gene” in Figure 1 in the eligibility exclusion box, whereas the article is about diabetic nephropathy (DN) and VEGF.
American Psychological Association (APA)
The Scientific World Journal,. 2020. Retracted: VEGF Genetic Polymorphisms May Contribute to the Risk of Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-1.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1213976
Modern Language Association (MLA)
The Scientific World Journal,. Retracted: VEGF Genetic Polymorphisms May Contribute to the Risk of Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis. The Scientific World Journal No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-1.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1213976
American Medical Association (AMA)
The Scientific World Journal,. Retracted: VEGF Genetic Polymorphisms May Contribute to the Risk of Diabetic Nephropathy in Patients with Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis. The Scientific World Journal. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-1.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1213976
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1213976