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Retraction: The Downregulation of GFI1 by the EZH2-NDY1/KDM2B-JARID2 Axis and by Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Associated Factors Allows the Activation of the HCMV Major IE Promoter and the Transition to Productive Infection

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TopicsBlood disorders and treatments · Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research · Biochemical and Molecular Research
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The authors provided underlying images and replacement figures in response to these concerns, but the data provided did not fully resolve the concerns about the published results.
In light of the above concerns that question the reliability and integrity of the results presented in [1], the PLOS Pathogens Editors retract this article.
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- 1Sourvinos G, Morou A, Sanidas I, Codruta I, Ezell SA, Doxaki C, et al. RETRACTED: The downregulation of GFI 1 by the EZH 2-NDY 1/KDM 2B-JARID 2 axis and by human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) associated factors allows the activation of the HCMV major IE promoter and the transition to productive infection. P Lo S Pathog. 2014;10(5):e 1004136. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1004136 24830456 PMC 4022736 · doi ↗ · pubmed ↗
