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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.