Long Noncoding RNA DLGAP1-AS1 Promotes the Aggressive Behavior of Gastric Cancer by Acting as a ceRNA for microRNA-628-5p and Raising Astrocyte Elevated Gene 1 Expression [Retraction]

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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Long Noncoding RNA DLGAP1-AS1 Promotes the Aggressive Behavior of Gastric Cancer by Acting as a ceRNA for microRNA-628-5p and Raising Astrocyte Elevated Gene 1 Expression

Deng J, Zhang Q, Lu L, Fan C. Cancer Manag Res. 2020;12:2947–2960.

The Editor and Publisher of Cancer Management and Research wish to retract the published paper. Concerns were raised over alleged image duplication in Figure 5E with a similar image from an unrelated study, specifically:

• Figure 5E, panel SNU-1 si-DLGAP1-AS1+in-miR-628-5p which appears to have been duplicated with a similar image in Figure 6C from Dou et al, 2020 (https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2019.01700).

The authors responded to our initial queries but were unable to provide a satisfactory explanation for the alleged duplication and could not provide satisfactory original data for their study. The Editor advised for the article to be retracted.

Our decision-making was informed by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retraction.

The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as “Retracted”.