We, the Editors and Publisher of the journal Bioengineered, have retracted the following article from publication.
Cao, W., Lei, S., Zeng, Z., Xiao, C., Sun, B., Xie, P., … Yu, W. (2022). Transformer 2 alpha homolog is a downstream gene of hypoxia-inducible factor 1 subunit alpha and is involved in the progression of pancreatic cancer. Bioengineered, 13(5), 13238–13251. https://doi.org/10.1080/21655979.2022.2079243
Since publication, significant concerns have been raised about the integrity of the data and reported results in the article.
When approached for an explanation, the authors have provided their original data and answered our queries, but these do not sufficiently address the concerns.
As verifying the validity of published work is core to the integrity of the scholarly record, we are therefore retracting the article. The authors have been informed of this decision.
We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and COPE guidelines.
The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record and will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.