microRNA-769 is Downregulated in Colorectal Cancer and Inhibits Cancer Progression by Directly Targeting Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 1 [Retraction]

• Main Authors: Wang L, Xu M, Lu P, Zhou F
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dove Medical Press 2021-09-01
• Series: OncoTargets and Therapy
• Online Access: https://www.dovepress.com/retraction-microrna-769-is-downregulated-in-colorectal-cancer-and-inhi-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-OTT

Wang L, Xu M, Lu P, Zhou F. OncoTargets and Therapy. 2018;11:9013–9025 The Editor and Publisher of OncoTargets and Therapy wish to retract the published article. Concerns were raised over alleged image duplication in Figures 2E and 7A with similar images from unrelated articles, specifically: Figure 2E, panel HCT116 mir-769 mimics appears to have been duplicated with a similar image in Figure 3A from Liao et al, 2018 (https://doi.org/10.3892/or.2018.6624). Figure 7A, panel miR-NC, appears to have been duplicated with a similar image in Figure 7A from Yao et al, 2018 (https://doi.org/10.2147/OTT.S190303). The authors did not respond to our queries and the Editor determined the findings of the study were no longer valid and advised for the article to be retracted.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 The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as “Retracted”.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