Retraction.

Retraction: "Long noncoding RNA LINC00152 promotes cell growth and invasion of papillary thyroid carcinoma by regulating the miR-497/BDNF axis," by Zhihui Sun, Xun Guo, Mingcui Zang, Peisong Wang, Shuai Xue, and Guang Chen, J Cell Physiol. 2019; 1336-1345: The above article, published online on 26 August 2018 in Wiley Online Library (https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/jcp.26928), has been retracted by agreement between the authors, the journal's Editor in Chief, Prof. Dr. Gregg Fields, and Wiley Periodicals LLC. The retraction has been agreed after the authors stated that the experimental data in the article could not be verified. The investigation additionally revealed inconsistencies in several image elements. Thus, the editors consider the conclusions of this article to be invalid. The authors were not available for a final confirmation of the retraction.