Int J Oncol 46: [Related article:] 757-763, 2015; DOI:
10.3892/ijo.2014.2748
Following the publication of this paper, it was drawn
to the Editor's attention by a concerned reader that, for the
transfection experiments shown in Fig. 3 on p. 760, two pairs of
data panels showed a surprisingly high level of similarity, such
that the data appeared to have been derived from the same original
sources where the results from differently performed experiments
were intended to have been shown. The authors responded to the
reader's concern by providing replacement data for Fig. 3; however,
upon performing an independent analysis of the data in this paper
in the Editorial Office, it was also noted that western blot data
were overlapping in Fig. 4, and for the cell invasion assay
experiments shown in Fig. 5, Fig. 5A and B were also found to
contain overlapping data, albeit the level of brightness of the
images differed.
Owing to the large number of duplications of data,
and other potential anomalies, that were identified in this paper,
the Editor of International Journal of Oncology has decided
that it 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 additional concerns, but the
Editorial Office did not receive a reply. The Editor apologizes to
the readership for any inconvenience caused.
