Retraction of foundational Dihexa HGF/c-Met procognitive paper
The journal retracted the 2014 paper after a Washington State University investigation found falsified and/or fabricated data in figures and related erratum data.
What this study tells us
This is a research-integrity record, not a treatment trial. It matters because a retraction or formal correction can change how much weight an older scientific claim should carry.
Foundational preclinical paper, not a human study
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The journal retracted the 2014 paper after a Washington State University investigation found falsified and/or fabricated data in figures and related erratum data.
Retraction does not prove every Dihexa hypothesis false, but the retracted paper must not support unqualified efficacy/mechanism claims.
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Key result
The journal retracted the 2014 paper after a Washington State University investigation found falsified and/or fabricated data in figures and related erratum data.