Expression of Concern

The former and current Publishers and Editors are jointly issuing an Expression of Concern on the article entitled


“MicroRNA-196b Inhibits Cell Growth and Metastasis of Lung Cancer Cells by Targeting Runx2” [Cell Physiol Biochem 2017;43(2):757–767; DOI: 10.1159/000481559]
by Xiaoxue Bai, Lin Meng, Huijie Sun, Zhuo Li, Xiufang Zhang, Shucheng Hua.


After publication of this article, concerns were raised about the integrity of some of the data presented. The authors and their institution did not respond to our correspondence within the given timeframe. Readers should thus interpret the data presented in the article with caution. Appropriate editorial action will be taken once the investigation is concluded.