RETRACTED ARTICLE: miR-135 promotes proliferation and stemness of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma by targeting RERG

We, the Editors and Publisher of the journal Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, have retracted the following article: Yan Zhang, Shuang Ren, Fengfeng Yuan, Kaishang Zhang, Yingying Fan, Shaozhong Zheng, Zhen Gao, Jia Zhao, Teng Mu, Song Zhao, AnQuan Shang, Xiangnan Li and Ying Jie. (2018). miR-135 promotes proliferation and stemness of oesophageal squamous cell carcinoma by targeting RERG. Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology. 46:S2, S1210–S1219, DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2018.1483379 Since publication, the authors noticed errors in their data calculation. As this error directly impacts the reported results and conclusions the authors alerted the issue to the Editor and Publisher and all have agreed to retract the article to ensure correction of the scholarly record. We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions. The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as ‘Retracted’.