Int J Oncol 52: [Related article:] 367-378, 2018; DOI:
10.3892/ijo.2017.4216
Following the publication of this paper, it was
drawn to the Editor's attention by a concerned reader that certain
of the data shown in Figs. 2A and 4F were strikingly similar to
data appearing in different form in other articles written by
different authors at different research institutes that were
submitted to their respective journals at around the same time;
moreover, the same data had apparently been included in the western
blots featured in Fig. 5A to show the Parkin and mito-LCIII protein
bands. As it was not clear what had been the original venue for the
submission of the strikingly similar data here, the Editor
requested that the authors send to us all the raw data underlying
the affected figures; however, the authors were not able to comply
with this request at the time of asking.
Given that the authors were unable to provide the
supporting data as requested, the Editor of International
Journal of Oncology has decided that this paper should be
retracted from the Journal on account of a 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 apologizes to the
readership for any inconvenience caused.
