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Wikipedia still cites a retracted paper on “SERPINB7”

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The source

A Family-based Association Study of Megsin A23167G Polymorphism with Susceptibility and Progression of IgA Nephropathy in a Chinese Population

Y F Xia, S Huang, X Li, N Yang et al.
Clinical Nephrology · published March 2006 · cited 15 times by other papers

Retracted Mar 1, 2006

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