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The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.