Retraction: "MiR-137 functions as a tumor suppressor in pancreatic cancer by targeting MRGBP"

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Retraction: "MiR-137 functions as a tumor suppressor in pancreatic cancer by targeting MRGBP" by Feng Ding, Shuang Zhang, Shaoyang Gao, Jian Shang, Yanxia Li, Ning Cui, and Qiu Zhao, J Cell Biochem. 2018; 4799-4807: The above article, published online on 13 January 2018 in Wiley Online Library (https://doi.org/10.1002/jcb.26676) has been retracted by agreement between the journal's Editor in Chief, Prof. Dr. Christian Behl, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed after the authors stated that errors occurred during figure compilation, and that the experimental data in the article could not be verified. The investigation additionally revealed inconsistencies in several image elements. Thus, the editors consider the conclusions of this article to be invalid.