Case file · open since Nov 5, 2026
Wikipedia still cites a retracted paper on “Douz”
The majority of inhabitants of Douz are from Arab descent[source retracted]
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The source
Berbers and Arabs: Tracing the genetic diversity and history of Southern Tunisia through genome wide analysis
Paolo Anagnostou, Valentina Dominici, Cinzia Battaggia, Nouri Boukhchim et al.
American Journal of Biological Anthropology · published September 2020 · cited 8 times by other papers
Retracted Mar 4, 2026
Investigation by Journal/PublisherLack of IRB/IACUC Approval and/or Compliance
Case log
- FoundFound on Douz: the citation is live and nothing near it mentions the retraction.
- ReviewedRead by hand (Douz). The American Journal of Biological Anthropology retracted this study in March 2026 over a lack of ethics approval.
- Note postedNote posted on the talk page of Douz. See the note.
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