Retraction to: MicroRNA-185 inhibits cell proliferation while promoting apoptosis and autophagy through negative regulation of TGF-β1/mTOR axis and HOXC6 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

IOS Press has retracted the following publication from its online content: [Cancer Biomarkers, 23(1) (2018), 107–123] 10.3233/CBM-181459

MicroRNA-185 inhibits cell proliferation while promoting apoptosis and autophagy through negative regulation of TGF-β1/mTOR axis and HOXC6 in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Jin-Zhang Chenga, Jun-Jun Chenb, Zong-Gui Wanga and Dan Yua

a Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, Jilin, China

b Department of Pharmacy, The Second Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun 130041, Jilin, Chin

The authors contacted the editorial office requesting Figure 7 to be corrected; however, investigation by the editorial office found on https://pubpeer.com/publications/5E01AF705FB735AE732DCB8149D6C6PubPeer allegations of image manipulation, not refuted by the authors.

In this light the journal cannot condone publication of this paper and has decided to retract it from its online catalogue.