Retraction to: Long non-coding RNA TUSC7 acts a molecular sponge for miR-10a and suppresses EMT in hepatocellular carcinoma

The Editor-in-Chief of Tumor Biology retracts the following publication:

Wang Y, Liu Z, Yao B, et al. Long non-coding RNA TUSC7 acts a molecular sponge for miR-10a and suppresses EMT in hepatocellular carcinoma. Tumor Biology. 2016;37:11429–11441. doi: 10.1007/s13277-016-4892-6

The authors contacted the editorial office to request a retraction. According to them, they unintentionally mixed up the graphs and folders of image file during taking pictures, clipping and assembling the graphs due to the similarity of appearance and file name.

After receiving the retraction request, investigation by the editorial office found on PubPeer concerns related to image manipulation in Figures 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7, not refuted by the authors.