Abstract
Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers officially retracts the article entitled, “Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the PTPN1 Gene Are Associated with Susceptibility to Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Case-Control Study in Inner Mongolia, China,” by Hong-Bo Ji, Le-Le Wang, Xiao-Ying Wang, Sheng-Jie Yin, Di Shang, Li-Li Sun, and Lei Wang (Genet Test Mol Biomarkers, 21(5):305-311; DOI: 10.1089/gtmb.2016.0194) at the request of the corresponding author, Dr. Lei Wang, who explained that, “my subsequent research has overturned my original research” and asked to “remove this inaccurate result…so as to avoid bringing troubles to other researchers.”
Though Dr. Wang nor any of his coauthors have not responded to numerous requests for more detailed information, the Editor of Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarkers determined that the article should not remain in the literature due to the potential problems surrounding the results.
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