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Wikipedia still cites a retracted paper on “CCNL2” and 1 other article
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Cyclin L2, a novel RNA polymerase II-associated cyclin, is involved in pre-mRNA splicing and induces apoptosis of human hepatocellular carcinoma cells
Lianjun Yang, Nan Li, Chunmei Wang, Yizhi Yu et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry · published December 2003 · cited 77 times by other papers
Retracted Apr 29, 2021
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- FoundFound on CCNL2: the citation is live and nothing near it mentions the retraction.
- FoundFound on SFRS7: the citation is live and nothing near it mentions the retraction.
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