The Lancet paper was partially retracted in 2004 and fully retracted in 2010, when Lancet's editor-in-chief Richard Horton described it as "utterly false" and said that the journal had been deceived.
Artikel di jurnal Lancet dicabut separuh pada tahun 2004 dan dicabut sepenuhnya tahun 2010 setelah pemimpin redaksi Lancet, Richard Horton, menilai artikel tersebut "sangat keliru" dan mengaku bahwa jurnalnya telah "dibohongi".