We, the Publisher and Editor of Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, are issuing an Expression of Concern for the following article:
Zhijia Yang, Guoqing Li, Chao Ding, Wencong Sun & Ji Zhang (2020) Long non-coding RNA HULC exerts oncogenic activity on papillary thyroid cancer in vitro and in vivo. Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, 48:1, 326–335, DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2019.1703730
After publication of this article, questions about the scientific integrity of the article content were brought to the Publisher and Editor’s attention. We reached out to the authors requesting that they supply information including the original data, in order to confirm the article’s integrity and the authenticity of the data presented. In addition, we have asked the authors to provide an explanation for substantial changes to their authorship list made during the submission and publication process. The authors have not responded to our specific queries within the requested timeframe, Therefore, as we continue to work through the issues raised, we advise readers to interpret the information presented in the article with due caution.
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