# RETRACTION: CircPTPRM Accelerates Malignancy of Papillary Thyroid Cancer via miR‐885‐5p/DNMT3A Axis

## TL;DR

This retracted study claimed that a circular RNA called CircPTPRM promotes the spread of papillary thyroid cancer through a specific molecular pathway.

## Contribution

The paper introduced a novel mechanism involving CircPTPRM, miR-885-5p, and DNMT3A in thyroid cancer progression.

## Key findings

- CircPTPRM was reported to accelerate malignancy in papillary thyroid cancer.
- The miR-885-5p/DNMT3A axis was proposed as a key pathway in this process.
- Irregularities in ethical approval and data reuse were identified, leading to retraction.

## Abstract

RETRACTION:
ChenD.
,
JiangX.
,
LuoH.
,
HuaQ.
, and
ZhangF.
, “CircPTPRM Accelerates Malignancy of Papillary Thyroid Cancer via miR‐885‐5p/DNMT3A Axis,” Journal of Clinical Laboratory Analysis
36, no. 10 (2022): e24688, 10.1002/jcla.24688.36098040
PMC9551131

The above article, published online on 13 September 2022 in Wiley Online Library (wileyonlinelibrary.com), has been retracted by agreement between the journal Editor‐in‐Chief, Rong Fu; and Wiley Periodicals, LLC. The retraction was agreed upon following the authors’ notification to the journal regarding irregularities in the ethical approval procedures for the study. Additionally, third‐party concerns were raised regarding the reuse of the GAPDH panel in Figure 5B, which appears to have been previously published in a different scientific context. Further issues were noted concerning inaccuracies in some of the reported primer sequences. Accordingly, the article has been retracted. The authors have been informed of the retraction decision but were unavailable for final confirmation.