Retraction Note: BMC Cancer 19, 247 (2019)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-019-5425-7.

The Editors have retracted this article following an investigation report by the Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China. The investigation found attempts to sell and purchase the data presented in this article. Therefore, the Editors no longer have confidence in the integrity of the data in this article.

None of the authors have responded to any correspondence from the editor/publisher about this retraction.