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(Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids 22, 733–741; December 2020)
This article has been retracted at the request of the Editor-in-Chief of Molecular Therapy – Nucleic Acids.
Concerns regarding data integrity were raised by the National Science Library of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, which were based on a PubPeer thread showing similarities among western blots in this article and several other articles by unrelated authors (https://pubpeer.com/publications/037CC4BEC12B5D29C7D3F69A66FB7E). Per journal policy, the editors, at their discretion, may request deposition of any or all original data files for examination by the reviewers and/or editors. As a result of the authors’ refusal to provide these data—in violation of journal policy—and the allegations of fraud, the editors feel that findings of the manuscript cannot be relied upon. All authors have been informed.