Retraction Note to: Differences in the expression profiles of claudin proteins in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma compared with non-neoplastic mucosa

Diagn Pathol. 2018 Jun 25;13(1):40. doi: 10.1186/s13000-018-0718-8.

¹ Center for Translational Medicine; Department of Spinal Surgery, Central Hospital of Zibo, Affiliated with Shandong University, Gongqingtuan Road 54Hao, Zibo, Shandong Province, China.
² Department of General Surgery, People's Hospital of Linzi District, Affiliated with Binzhou Medical College, Zibo, Shandong Province, China.
³ Department of Spinal Surgery, Central Hospital of Zibo, Affiliated with Shandong University, Zibo, Shandong Province, China.
⁴ Department of Thoracic Surgery, the First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, Jilin, China.
⁵ Center for Translational Medicine; Department of Spinal Surgery, Central Hospital of Zibo, Affiliated with Shandong University, Gongqingtuan Road 54Hao, Zibo, Shandong Province, China. zbszxyylitao@126.com.

Abstract

The editor has retracted this article [1] because of flaws and inconsistencies in the methodology, reporting and interpretation of the data.