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Wikipedia still cites a retracted paper on “SMARCB1” and 4 other articles

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The source

The Chromatin-remodeling Complex WINAC Targets a Nuclear Receptor to Promoters and is Impaired in Williams Syndrome

Hirochika Kitagawa, Ryoji Fujiki, Kimihiro Yoshimura, Yoshihiro Mezaki et al.
Cell · published June 2003 · cited 216 times by other papers

Retracted Mar 30, 2012

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Where Wikipedia cites it

  1. SMARCB1167 views a month · open since Nov 5
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  2. MED177 views a month · open since Nov 5
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  3. TOP2B55 views a month · open since Nov 5
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  4. SMARCC120 views a month · open since Nov 5
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  5. CHAF1B9 views a month · open since Nov 5
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Case log

  1. FoundFound on SMARCB1: the citation is live and nothing near it mentions the retraction.
  2. FoundFound on MED1: the citation is live and nothing near it mentions the retraction.
  3. FoundFound on TOP2B: the citation is live and nothing near it mentions the retraction.
  4. FoundFound on SMARCC1: the citation is live and nothing near it mentions the retraction.
  5. FoundFound on CHAF1B: the citation is live and nothing near it mentions the retraction.

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