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Wikipedia still cites a retracted paper on “Non-coding RNA”
Linc00707 is upregulated and sponges miRNAs in human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells, gastric cancer or breast cancer,[source retracted]
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The source
MicroRNA-876 is Sponged by Long Noncoding RNA LINC00707 and Directly Targets Metadherin to Inhibit Breast Cancer Malignancy
Tong Li, Yunpeng Li, Hongyan Sun
Cancer Management and Research · published June 2019 · cited 8 times by other papers
Retracted Sep 18, 2021
Author UnresponsiveDuplication of/in ImageInvestigation by Journal/PublisherObjections by Third PartyPaper Mill
Where Wikipedia cites it
- Non-coding RNA1,383 views a month · open since Nov 5 · editors toldZombie
Case log
- FoundFound on Non-coding RNA: the citation is live and nothing near it mentions the retraction.
- ReviewedRead by hand (Non-coding RNA). Cancer Management and Research retracted this paper in 2021 over duplicated images. Other citations on the sentence still support it.
- Note postedNote posted on the talk page of Non-coding RNA. See the note.
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