RETRACTED: Successful tissue engineering of competent allogeneic venous valves

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RETRACTION NOTICE

Retraction notice to“Successful tissue engineering of competent allogeneic venous valves”. [J Vasc Surg: Venous and Lym Dis 3 (2015) 421-430]

Vijay Kumar Kuna, MSc,a_{Antonio Rosales, MD,}b_{Jonny Hisdal, PhD,}b_{Eivind K. Osnes, MD, PhD,}b_{Jon O. Sundhagen,} MD,b_{Henrik Bäckdahl, PhD,}c_{Suchitra Sumitran-Holgersson, PhD,}a_{and Jørgen J. Jørgensen, MD, PhD}b,d

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Laboratory for Transplantation and Regenerative Medicine, Department of Surgery, Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

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Department of Vascular Surgery, Oslo Vascular Centre, Oslo University Hospital, Aker, Norway c

Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Surfaces, SP Technical Research Institute of Sweden, Borås, Sweden d_{Vascular Department, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway}

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Upon completion of an institutional investigation, the University of Gothenburg informed the Editors that miscon-duct in research occurred by Professor Suchitra Sumitran-Holgersson. Based on this information and in accordance with the Committee on Publication Ethics’ Retraction Guidelines, the Editor has retracted this article.

The Editor of the Journal of Vascular Surgery: Venous and Lymphatic Disorders is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). Failure to comply with ethical research and submission policies is not tolerated by our Editorial Ofﬁce. We apologize to the readers for any inconvenience caused by the removal of this article from the literature.