RETRACTED ARTICLE: Silence of lncRNA ANRIL represses cell growth and promotes apoptosis in retinoblastoma cells through regulating miR-99a and c-Myc

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We, the Editors and Publisher of the journal Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, have retracted the following article:

Xiaomin Wang, Xinxia Zhang, Yutong Han, Qiuli Wang, Yanfan Ren, Baojun Wang & Junxi Hu (2019) Silence of lncRNA ANRIL represses cell growth and promotes apoptosis in retinoblastoma cells through regulating miR-99a and c-Myc. Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, 47:1, 2265–2273, DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2019.1623229

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 verify their original data.

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