Retraction Statement
The article
“VEGF-A/Neuropilin 1 Pathway Confers Cancer Stemness via Activating Wnt/β-Catenin Axis in
Breast Cancer Cells”
[Cell Physiol Biochem 2017;44:1251-1262. DOI: 10.1159/000485455]
by Lansheng Zhang, Hongmei Wang, Caihong Li, Yang Zhao, Langjie Wu, Xiuping Du and
Zhengxiang Han
has been retracted by the current and former Publisher and the Editor.
After the publication of this article, concerns were raised about the integrity of some of the
data presented. Specifically, image duplication was identified within Figure 2 and between
Figures 4 and 8, including image rotation or shifting.
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.