Retraction Note: Mammalian Genome (2021) 32:517–529 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00335-021-09923-y


The Editors-in-Chief have retracted this article. After publication, concerns were raised regarding the authenticity of the presented data. The authors were asked to provide the raw data from this study for validation, but have not responded to this request. The Editors-in-Chief therefore no longer have confidence in the presented data.

None of the authors have responded to any correspondence from the editor or publisher about this retraction.