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. 2021 Sep 30;40:309. doi: 10.1186/s13046-021-02113-3

Retraction Note: MicroRNA-506 inhibits tumor growth and metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma through the inactivation of the Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway by downregulating LHX2

Tian-Song Liang 1,#, Ying-Juan Zheng 1,#, Juan Wang 1, Jing-Yi Zhao 1, Dao-Ke Yang 1,, Zhang-Suo Liu 1,
PMCID: PMC8485492  PMID: 34592999

Retraction Note: J Exp Clin Cancer Res 38, 97 (2019)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13046-019-1023-4

The Editor-in-Chief has retracted this article. Concerns have been raised regarding a number of figures, specifically:

  • Figure 9A: the panels for 0 h/siRNA-LHX2 and 0 h/miR-506 inhibitor + siRNA-LHX2 appear to partially overlap

  • Figure 9B: the panels for 0 h/Blank and 0 h/NC appear to partially overlap

  • Figure 9B: the panels for 0 h/miR-506 mimic and 0 h/miR-506 inhibitor appear to be identical

Additionally, the background of the western blots in Figures 2B, 4A, 5B, 5D, 5H and 5 J appear to look unexpectedly clean. Author Zhang-Suo Liu has also stated that he was unaware of the submission and publication of this article. The Editor-in-Chief therefore no longer has confidence in the reliability of the data reported in the article.

The authors have not responded to correspondence regarding this retraction notice.

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Tian-Song Liang and Ying-Juan Zheng contributed equally to this work.

Contributor Information

Dao-Ke Yang, Email: yangdaokedr@163.com.

Zhang-Suo Liu, Email: liu_zhangsuo@yeah.net.


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