Relationship between DLK1 gene promoter region DNA methylation and non-small cell lung cancer biological behavior

Oncology Letters
|June 23, 2020
PubMed

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This study has been retracted. The article, identified by DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6019, is no longer considered valid scientific literature.

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Background:

  • The article originally published under DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6019 has been retracted.
  • Retractions are issued when scientific articles are found to have serious flaws.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To formally retract the article DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6019.
  • To inform the scientific community about the invalidity of the published content.

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  • A review of the article DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6019 was conducted.
  • A decision was made to retract the article based on identified issues.

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  • The article DOI: 10.3892/ol.2017.6019 is officially retracted.
  • The findings and conclusions presented in the article are no longer considered valid.

Conclusions:

  • The scientific record has been corrected by retracting this article.
  • Researchers should be aware that the content of this article is withdrawn.

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