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(Molecular Therapy 24, 1199–1215; July 2016)
After investigating concerns of image duplication raised by a reader, the editors identified evidence for image manipulation in altered fashion in Figures 1, 2, 4, and 5. This reuse (and in part misrepresentation) of data without appropriate attribution represents a severe abuse of the scientific publishing system. The authors have not agreed to retract the paper and maintain that the issues identified did not affect the major conclusions of the article.