microRNA-564 Inhibits the Aggressive Phenotypes of Papillary Thyroid Cancer by Directly Targeting Astrocyte-Elevated Gene-1 [Retraction]

• Main Authors: Song Z, Yang H, Wu X, Kong C, Xu C
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2021-09-01
• Series: OncoTargets and Therapy
• Subjects: microrna-564; papillary thyroid cancer; astrocyte elevated gene-1; aggressive phenotypes
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/retraction-microrna-564-inhibits-the-aggressive-phenotypes-of-papillar-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-OTT

Song Z, Yang H, Wu X, Kong C, Xu C. Onco Targets Ther. 2019;12:4869–4881. The Editor and Publisher of OncoTargets and Therapy wish to retract the published article. Concerns were raised over alleged image duplication in Figures 2C and 8A with similar images from unrelated articles, specifically: Figure 2C, panel HTH83 miR-564 mimics appears to have been duplicated with a similar image in Figure 5D from Wang et al, 2018 (https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2019.4759). Figure 8A appears to have been duplicated with similar images in Figure 8A from Yun et al, 2019 (https://doi.org/10.2147/CMAR.S198615). The authors did not respond to our queries and the Editor determined the findings of the study were no longer valid and advised for the article to be retracted. Our decision-making was informed by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retraction. The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as “Retracted”. This retraction relates to this paper