A modified version of galectin-9 suppresses cell growth and induces apoptosis of human T-cell leukemia virus type I-infected T-cell lines.

Retraction: The following article has been retracted through agreement between the first author and several coauthors, the journal Editor-in-Chief, Peter Lichter, and John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.: Okudaira T, Hirashima M, Ishikawa C, Makishi S, Tomita M, Matsuda T, Kawakami H, Taira N, Ohshiro K, Masuda M, Takasu N, Mori N. (2007). A modified version of galectin-9 suppresses cell growth and induces apoptosis of human T-cell leukemia virus type I-infected T-cell lines. Int J Cancer; 120 (May (10)): 2251-2261, published online on 2 FEB 2007 in Wiley Online Library (www.onlinelibrary.wiley.com). After an investigation the retraction has been agreed due to inappropriate duplication of images and overlap with other published work.