Measles, mumps, and rubella vaccination and autism.

The majority of those named as authors of the article did not have an opportunity to review and verify the data and to approve the manuscript. This unfortunate situation came to light when the article was published. In view of this irregularity in the submission process, we request that that paper be retracted. We believe that the alcohol-ablation technique described is a useful procedure in selected patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, and other data support this view. 2,3 We also want to make clear that the Cleveland Clinic Foundation was not involved in the study but was mentioned purely as an address for correspondence. We hope that readers of the Journal will understand that this retraction is designed to maintain the integrity of the scientific process. Andrew J.S. Coats, M.D. Michael Henein, Ph.D. Marcus Flather, F.R.C.P. Ulrich Sigwart, M.D. Hubert Seggewiss, M.D. Duolao Wang, Ph.D. Mohammed Yousufuddin, M.D. Waqar Shamim, M.D.