Abstract
The following article has been retracted as a result of our confirming manipulation of the peer-review process by submitting author, Jin Long, MD:
“siRNA-Mediated SBF2 Silencing May Inhibit Pancreatic Cancer Cells via Attenuation of the TGF-β Signaling Pathway,” by Jin Long, MD, Zhe Liu, MD, Xingda Wu, MM, Yuanhong Xu, MD, and Chunlin Ge, MD, Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment, DOI: 10.1177/1533034615580724
After investigating the peer-review process for the article, SAGE determined that the submitting author supplied fabricated contact details for legitimate individuals named as recommended reviewers for the articles. The Editor accepted the paper based on the peer-review comments submitted from the discredited email accounts. SAGE apologizes to readers and regrets that the academic record has been compromised as a result of this manipulation of the peer-review process.