Retraction Statement
The article
“Role of the TGFβ/PDCD4/AP-1 Signaling Pathway in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and Its
Relationship to Prognosis”
[Cell Physiol Biochem 2017;43:1392–1401; DOI: 10.1159/000481871]
by Jie Ma, Shu-Hong Xuan, Yan Li, Zhi-Ping Zhang and Xin-Hua Li
has been retracted by the current and former Publishers and the Editor.
After the publication of this article, concerns were raised about the integrity of some of the
data presented. Specifically, Figure 3A in this article was presented in other articles without
justification.
The authors did not respond to requests to comment on the concerns and provide the raw
data within the given timeframe despite multiple attempts of contact. The matter has been
raised to the corresponding author's institution who did not respond to our request for an
investigation. Given the severity of the concerns raised this article is being retracted.
The authors have not responded to our correspondence regarding this retraction despite
multiple attempts of contact.