Retraction Note: BMC Complement Med Ther 14, 380 (2014)
10.1186/1472-6882-14-380
The Editor has retracted this article. After publication, concerns were raised regarding similar western blot control images in this article and the authors’ later work [1]. The authors explained that the data in the two articles originated from the same experiments. Further checks by the Publisher identified the use of the SKOV6 cell line, which is reported to be contaminated with HeLa cells, making it an unsuitable model for ovarian cancer. This undermines the conclusion that Yukyung Karne is specific to ovarian cancer. Due to the cell line issue, the Editor no longer has confidence in the conclusions of this article.
None of the authors agree to this retraction.
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References
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