The PLOS One Editors retract this article [1,2] because it was identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about compromised peer review.
The Editors have no evidence of any author involvement in the peer review concerns.
XN, XT, QY, and GZ did not agree with the retraction. JR and QH either did not respond directly or could not be reached.
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- 2. Ren J, Huang Q, Nie X, Tong X, Yao Q, Zhou G. Correction: Kidney damage on fertility and pregnancy: A Mendelian randomization. PLoS One. 2025;20(1):e0318830. pmid:39883697
Citation: The PLOS One Editors (2025) Retraction: Kidney damage on fertility and pregnancy: A Mendelian randomization. PLoS One 20(12): e0338987. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0338987
Published: December 18, 2025
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