Retraction Note: Exploration of the clinicopathological and prognostic significance of BRCA1 in gastric cancer
Hongrong Zhang, Qi Xu, Hongxing Kan, Yinfeng Yang, Yunquan Cai · 2026
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Hongrong Zhang and four co-authors are named in a 2026 retraction notice from Discover Oncology covering their 2025 paper on a gene called BRCA1 in gastric cancer. An institutional review at a Chinese medical university triggered the withdrawal.
The review found the first author had sent in the article without a co-author's consent. It also found false details for that co-author, and a list of authors that did not match who did the work. Zhang acknowledged misrepresenting authorship. The editor-in-chief therefore lost confidence in the article's reliability. All authors agree with the retraction, which closes a case about credit and consent rather than data fabrication.
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| CREATOR | Hongrong Zhang, Qi Xu, Hongxing Kan, Yinfeng Yang, Yunquan Cai |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 960 bytes |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |