Retraction to: MicroRNA-146-5p promotes proliferation, migration and invasion in lung cancer cells by targeting claudin-12

IOS Press has retracted the following publication from its online content:

[Cancer Biomarkers, 25(1) (2019), 89–99, DOI: 10.3233/CBM-182374]

MicroRNA-146-5p promotes proliferation, migration and invasion in lung cancer cells by targeting claudin-12

Xianghong Suna, Shichao Cuib, Xiaofeng Fuc, Chuan Liud, Zhi Wange and Yuanwei Liuf

a Department of Outpatient (Tumor), The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University (West Coast Branch), Qingdao, Shandong, China

b Department of Respiratory Medicine, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University (West Coast Branch), Qingdao, Shandong, China

c Department of Outpatient, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University (West Coast Branch), Qingdao, Shandong, China

d Department of Surgery, Qingdao West Coast New District No.2 People’s Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong, China

e Department of Pharmacy, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University (Shinan Branch), Qingdao, Shandong, China

f Department of Cancer Comprehensive Therapy, The Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University (West Coast Branch), Qingdao, Shandong, China

This paper belongs to a set of papers allegedly linked to a paper mill, as described in [1]. The editorial office contacted the authors to clarify the allegations, but to date there was no response; therefore the article has been retracted.