EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: The Relationship between Sonographic Fetal Thymus Size and the Components of the Systemic Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome in Women with Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes

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EXPRESSION OF CONCERN: D. O. El-Haieg, A. A. Zidan, and M. M. El-Nemr, “The Relationship between Sonographic Fetal Thymus Size and the Components of the Systemic Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome in Women with Preterm Prelabour Rupture of Membranes,” BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 115, no. 7 (2008): 836-841, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-0528.2008.01715.x.

This Expression of Concern is for the above article, published online on 10 July 2008 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), and has been issued by agreement between journal Editor-in-Chief, Aris Papageorghiou; and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. A third party reported that results and data included in this paper were statistically improbable. The authors did not respond to an inquiry and request for original data made by the publisher. Further review by an independent statistician confirmed that there were inconsistencies with respect to the gestational age values. The editors have further concluded that there are implausible clinical features in the study. All parties have determined that there are concerns regarding the data presented in this article, but that the veracity of the data and conclusions presented cannot be verified without the original data. Therefore, the journal has decided to issue an Expression of Concern to inform and alert readers. The authors did not respond to our notice regarding the Expression of Concern.