RETRACTED ARTICLE: Long noncoding RNA RHPN1-AS1 exerts pro-oncogenic actions in osteosarcoma by functioning as a molecular sponge of miR-506 to positively regulate SNAI2 expression

Statement of Retraction

We, the Editors and Publisher of the journal Cell Cycle, have retracted the following article:

Limin Wang and Yanbing Liu. Long noncoding RNA RHPN1-AS1 exerts pro-oncogenic actions in osteosarcoma by functioning as a molecular sponge of miR-506 to positively regulate SNAI2 expression. Cell Cycle. 2020;19(12):1517-1529. doi: 10.1080/15384101.2020.1762039

Since publication, concerns have been raised about the integrity of the data in the article. When approached for an explanation, the authors have been unable to fully address the concerns raised and have not been able to provide their original data in the appropriate format. As verifying the validity of published work is core to the integrity of the scholarly record, we are therefore retracting the article. The corresponding author listed in this publication has been informed.

We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions.

The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.

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Statement of Retraction: Long noncoding RNA RHPN1- AS1 exerts pro-oncogenic actions in osteosarcoma by functioning as a molecular sponge of miR-506 to positively regulate SNAI2 expression