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<journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">IJMM</journal-id>
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<journal-title>International Journal of Molecular Medicine</journal-title></journal-title-group>
<issn pub-type="ppub">1107-3756</issn>
<issn pub-type="epub">1791-244X</issn>
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<publisher-name>D.A. Spandidos</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta>
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<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.3892/ijmm.2024.5453</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="publisher-id">ijmm-55-01-05453</article-id>
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<subject>Retraction</subject></subj-group></article-categories>
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<article-title>[Retracted] miR-92a-3p promotes the proliferation, migration and invasion of esophageal squamous cell cancer by regulating PTEN</article-title></title-group>
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<name><surname>Li</surname><given-names>Xin</given-names></name></contrib>
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<name><surname>Guo</surname><given-names>Shuilong</given-names></name></contrib>
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<name><surname>Min</surname><given-names>Li</given-names></name></contrib>
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<name><surname>Guo</surname><given-names>Qingdong</given-names></name></contrib>
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<name><surname>Zhang</surname><given-names>Shutian</given-names></name></contrib></contrib-group>
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<month>01</month>
<year>2025</year></pub-date>
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<day>04</day>
<month>11</month>
<year>2024</year></pub-date>
<volume>55</volume>
<issue>1</issue>
<elocation-id>12</elocation-id>
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<copyright-year>2024</copyright-year>
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<p>Int J Mol Med 44: <related-article id="RA1" related-article-type="retracted-article" vol="44" page="973" ext-link-type="doi" xlink:href="10.3892/ijmm.2019.4258">973-981</related-article>, 2019; DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2019.4258</p>
<p>Following the publication of this paper, a concerned reader drew to the Editor's attention that it appeared as if the authors had calculated the apoptotic rates erroneously.</p>
<p>The authors were asked to provide an explanation to account for the concerns raised by the interested reader; however, they did not respond to this request submitted by the Editorial Office. Therefore, owing to the lack of responsiveness on the part of the authors, the Editor of <italic>International Journal of Molecular Medicine</italic> has decided that this paper should be retracted from the journal. The Editor would like to apologize to the readership for any inconvenience caused.</p></body></article>
