Retraction Note: HOXD9 promotes epithelial–mesenchymal transition and cancer metastasis by ZEB1 regulation in hepatocellular carcinoma.

This document is a retraction note for an article titled "HOXD9 promotes epithelial-mesenchymal transition and cancer metastasis by ZEB1 regulation in hepatocellular carcinoma." The article has been retracted by the Editor-in-Chief at the request of the corresponding author due to concerns about the similarity of the data presented to other publications. The corresponding author has stated that the experiments were performed by a third party and there may have been mismanagement of the data. The retraction has been agreed upon by Lei Dong, but the other authors have not responded to the publisher's correspondence. Springer Nature, the publisher, remains neutral in regards to jurisdictional claims and institutional affiliations. [Extracted from the article]