RETRACTED ARTICLE: Long non-coding RNA HULC exerts oncogenic activity on papillary thyroid cancer in vitro and in vivo
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We, the Editors and Publisher of Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, have retracted the following article: Yang, Z., Li, G., Ding, C., Sun, W., & Zhang, J. (2019). 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. https://doi.org/10.1080/21691401.2019.1703730 In 2021, concerns were identified regarding image integrity of the article, and an expression of concern was published: Expression of Concern. (2020). Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, 48(1), 1284. https://doi.org/10.1080/21691401.2020.1836779 In 2025, additional image integrity concerns were identified by the publisher in western blot Figures 2C, 2E, 3C, 3D, 5C, 6C, 6D, 7A, 7B, flow cytometry Figure 2D, and qRT-PCR Methodology. When approached for an explanation, the authors did not respond to our queries. 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 has been informed. We have been informed in our decision-making by our editorial policies and the COPE guidelines. The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.
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