Retraction

J Cell Physiol. 2022 Feb;237(2):1617. doi: 10.1002/jcp.30438. Epub 2021 Jun 4.

Abstract

Retraction: "Circular RNA circC3P1 restrains kidney cancer cell activity by regulating miR-21/PTEN axis and inactivating PI3K/AKT and NF- kB pathways," by Tao Chen, Qinchao Yu, Lei Xin, Lei Guo, J Cell Physiol. 2020; 4001-4010: The above article, published online on 23 October 2019 in Wiley Online Library (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jcp.29296), has been retracted by agreement between the journal's Editor in Chief, Prof. Dr. Gregg Fields, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed following an investigation based on allegations raised by a third party. Several flaws and inconsistencies between results presented and experimental methods described were found, the editors consider the conclusions of this article to be invalid. The authors collaborated in the investigation initially, but were not available for a final confirmation of the retraction.

Publication types

  • Retraction of Publication