After this article [1] was published, similarities were noted between this article and submissions by other research groups (including [2]) which call into question the validity and provenance of the reported results and the adherence of this article to the PLOS Authorship policy. It also came to light that there is extensive text overlap between this article [1] and previously published work.
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Citation: The PLOS ONE Editors (2022) Retraction: MiR-506 Suppresses Tumor Proliferation and Invasion by Targeting FOXQ1 in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. PLoS ONE 17(3): e0266301. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266301
Published: March 24, 2022
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