Retraction

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Retraction: "TPX2 gene silencing inhibits cell proliferation and promotes apoptosis through negative regulation of AKT signaling pathway in ovarian cancer," by Yuan Tian, Lian-Lian Liu, Dong-Mei Guo, Yan Wang, Wen-Hui Zha, Yang Li, Fu-Ju Wu, J Cell Biochem. 2018; 7540-7555: The above article, published online on 15 June 2018 in Wiley Online Library (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jcb.27065) has been retracted by agreement between the journal's Editor in Chief, Prof. Dr. Christian Behl, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed following an investigation based on allegations raised by a third party. A detailed investigation revealed that several image elements of the experimental data were published elsewhere in a different scientific context. Thus, the editors consider the conclusions of this article to be invalid.