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RETRACTION article

Front. Endocrinol. , 30 December 2021

Sec. Molecular and Structural Endocrinology

Volume 12 - 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2021.839850

Retraction: Overexpression of microRNA-216a-3p Accelerates the Inflammatory Response in Cardiomyocytes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Targeting IFN-α2

This article is a retraction of:

  1. RETRACTED: Overexpression of microRNA-216a-3p Accelerates the Inflammatory Response in Cardiomyocytes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Targeting IFN-α2

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    A Retraction of the Original Research Article
    Overexpression of microRNA-216a-3p Accelerates the Inflammatory Response in cardiomyocytes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Targeting IFN-α2

    by Liu X., Zhang Y., Liang H. and Xu Y. (2020) Front. Endocrinol. 11:522340. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2020.522340

    The journal and Chief Editors retract the 27 November 2020 article cited above.

    Following publication, concerns were raised regarding the validity of the data in the article. The authors failed to provide the raw data or a satisfactory explanation during the investigation, which was conducted in accordance with Frontiers’ policies. Given the concerns, and the lack of raw data, the editors no longer have confidence in the findings presented in the article. ​​

    This retraction was approved by the Chief Editors of Frontiers in Endocrinology and the Chief Executive Editor of Frontiers. The authors agreed with this retraction.

    Citation: Frontiers Editorial Office (2021) Retraction: Overexpression of microRNA-216a-3p Accelerates the Inflammatory Response in Cardiomyocytes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Targeting IFN-α2. Front. Endocrinol. 12:839850. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.839850

    Received: 20 December 2021; Accepted: 20 December 2021;
    Published: 30 December 2021.

    Approved by:

    Pierre De Meyts, Université Catholique de Louvain Brussels, Belgium

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