RETRACTION: Nutritional Flavonoids Modulate Estrogen Receptor α Signaling.

Abstract

F. Virgili , F. Acconcia , R. Ambra , A. Rinna , P. Totta , and M. Marino , "Nutritional Flavonoids Modulate Estrogen Receptor α Signaling," IUBMB Life 56, no. 3 (2004): 145-151, https://doi.org/10.1080/15216540410001685083. The above article, published online on 3 January 2008 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor-in-Chief, Efstathios S. Gonos; the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed due to concerns raised by third parties on the data presented in the article. Specifically, duplication of several Western Blot bands has been detected within Figure 2a. The relative raw data could no longer be accessed due to the considerable time elapsed since the article's publication. The corresponding author, Maria Marino, maintains that the concerns do not impact the overall results and conclusions of the study, and disagrees with the decision of retraction. However, the article is retracted as the editors have lost trust in the integrity of the data presented and consider the conclusions invalid.