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Cui, Z., Zheng, X. & Kong, D. Expression of Concern to: Decreased miR-198 expression and its prognostic significance in human gastric cancer. World J Surg Onc 17, 102 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-019-1643-3
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