Updates are available Expression of concern dated 2021-02-28
Click to view Expression of concern: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-017-1045-8
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Authors
Jamilian, Mehri
Samimi, Mansooreh
Afshar Ebrahimi, Faraneh
Aghadavod, Esmat
Mohammadbeigi, Robabeh
Rahimi, Maryam
Asemi, Zatollah https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5265-4792
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Article History
Received: 9 March 2017
Accepted: 1 May 2017
First Online: 21 May 2017
Change Date: 28 February 2020
Change Type: Clarification
Change Details: The Editors-in-Chief are currently investigating this article [Jamilian, M., Samimi, M., Afshar Ebrahimi, F. et al. Effects of Selenium Supplementation on Gene Expression Levels of Inflammatory Cytokines and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Patients with Gestational Diabetes. Biol Trace Elem Res 181, 199–206 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12011-017-1045-8] as concerns have been raised about integrity of the clinical trial reported here. There is also an ongoing investigation by the Iranian National Committee for Ethics in Biomedical Researches. Further editorial action will be taken as appropriate once the investigation into the concerns is complete and all parties have been given an opportunity to respond in full.
Compliance with Ethical Standards
: The study was approved by the research ethics committee of Arak University of Medical Sciences and written informed consent was taken from all the study participants.
: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
