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Expression of Concern to: Decreased miR-198 expression and its prognostic significance in human gastric cancer

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The Editor-in-Chief is issuing an editorial expression of concern to alert readers that this article [1] contains substantial overlap with articles published within a close time frame [2,3,4,5]. None of the authors have responded to any correspondence from the editor or publisher about this editorial expression of concern.

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Cui, Z., Zheng, X. & Kong, D. Expression of Concern to: Decreased miR-198 expression and its prognostic significance in human gastric cancer. World J Surg Onc 17, 102 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-019-1643-3

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