RETRACTED: Wu et al. Silencing of Kv1.5 Gene Inhibits Proliferation and Induces Apoptosis of Osteosarcoma Cells. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16, 26914–26926

Wu, Jin; Chen, Zhida; Liu, Qingjun; Zeng, Wenrong; Wu, Xinyu; Lin, Bin

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RETRACTED: Wu et al. Silencing of Kv1.5 Gene Inhibits Proliferation and Induces Apoptosis of Osteosarcoma Cells. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2015, 16, 26914–26926

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Zhida Chen

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Qingjun Liu

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Wenrong Zeng

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Xinyu Wu

² and

Bin Lin

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Department of Orthopaedics, The Affiliated Southeast Hospital of Xiamen University, Orthopaedic Center of People’s Liberation Army, Zhangzhou 363000, China

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Department of Neurology, The Affiliated Southeast Hospital of Xiamen University, Zhangzhou 363000, China

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These authors contributed equally to this work.

Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2025, 26(21), 10549; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms262110549

Submission received: 22 September 2025 / Accepted: 24 October 2025 / Published: 30 October 2025

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Oncology)

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