Expression of Concern: Jiang, H.; Mei, Y.-F. SARS-CoV-2 Spike Impairs DNA Damage Repair and Inhibits V(D)J Recombination In Vitro. Viruses 2021, 13, 2056
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HIV Dynamics and Replication Program, Center for Cancer Research, National Cancer Institute, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, USA
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Institut für Pathologie, Kliniken der Stadt Köln gGmbH, Klinikum der Privaten Universität Witten/Herdecke mit Sitz in Köln, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, D-51109 Cologne, Germany
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Viruses 2022, 14(1), 12; https://doi.org/10.3390/v14010012
Submission received: 16 December 2021
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Accepted: 17 December 2021
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Published: 22 December 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue SARS-CoV-2 Host Cell Interactions)
We are issuing this expression of concern in consultation with the publisher to fulfil their reporting obligation regarding the publication [1] mentioned above.
One of the authors has raised concerns regarding the methodology employed in the study, the conclusions drawn and the insufficient consideration of laboratory staff and resources.
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Freed, E.O.; Schildgen, O. Expression of Concern: Jiang, H.; Mei, Y.-F. SARS-CoV-2 Spike Impairs DNA Damage Repair and Inhibits V(D)J Recombination In Vitro. Viruses 2021, 13, 2056. Viruses 2022, 14, 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14010012
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Freed EO, Schildgen O. Expression of Concern: Jiang, H.; Mei, Y.-F. SARS-CoV-2 Spike Impairs DNA Damage Repair and Inhibits V(D)J Recombination In Vitro. Viruses 2021, 13, 2056. Viruses. 2022; 14(1):12. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14010012
Chicago/Turabian StyleFreed, Eric O., and Oliver Schildgen. 2022. "Expression of Concern: Jiang, H.; Mei, Y.-F. SARS-CoV-2 Spike Impairs DNA Damage Repair and Inhibits V(D)J Recombination In Vitro. Viruses 2021, 13, 2056" Viruses 14, no. 1: 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/v14010012
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