Int J Mol Med 41: [Related article:] 1365-1376, 2018; DOI:
10.3892/ijmm.2017.3346
Following the publication of the above article, a
concerned reader drew the Editor's attention to the fact that the
figures presented in this paper appeared to contain the following
anomalies: In Fig. 4D, the 'Met 5 mM' and 'Met 10 mM' data panels
were overlapping; in Fig. 8F, the 'IF116 si' and 'IF116 si + Met'
data panels were overlapping; in Fig 5A, the 'Un' and 'Ctr' rows of
data were overlapping; and in Fig. 7A, the 'Ctr' and 'IF116 Si'
rows of data were overlapping. In addition, after having performed
an independent analysis of the data in this paper in the Editorial
office, it came to light that the 'Met 0 mM' panel in Fig. 4D
contained an overlapping section with the Control panel in Fig.
8F.
Given that these issues have come to light, the
Editor of International Journal of Molecular Medicine has
decided that this article should be retracted from the publication
on the grounds of an overall lack of confidence in the presented
data. The authors were asked for an explanation to account for
these concerns, but the Editorial Office did not receive a
satisfactory reply. The Editor sincerely apologizes to the
readership for any incovenience caused, and we thank the reader for
drawing this matter to our attention.
