Retraction statement: Lgr5 positive stem cells sorted from small intestines of diabetic mice differentiate into higher proportion of absorptive cells and Paneth cells in vitro

Xian-Yang Zhong, Tao Yu, Wa Zhong, Jie-Yao Li, Zhong-Sheng Xia, Yu-Hong Yuan, Zhong Yu, Qi-Kui Chen. Lgr5 positive stem cells sorted from small intestines of diabetic mice differentiate into higher proportion of absorptive cells and Paneth cells in vitro. Development, Growth & Differentiation 2015, 57 (6), pp. 453–465 (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/dgd.12226).

The above article, published online on 30 June 2015 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal's Editor in Chief Naoto Ueno and John Wiley and Sons Australia, Ltd. following concerns raised by a third party about figures within the article. During the journal's investigation into the concerns raised, the authors were not able to gather comprehensive original data for the relevant figures several years after publication. Accordingly, the editors consider that the results in the published article are unreliable and do not sufficiently support the conclusions. The co-authors were not available to confirm the retraction.