[Corrigendum] Quercetin‑3‑methyl ether suppresses human breast cancer stem cell formation by inhibiting the Notch1 and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways.

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Subsequently to the publication of the above article, the authors drew to the Editor's attention that, for the MCF‑7 cell invasion assay data shown in Fig. 2C on p. 1630, the '10 µM' data panel had been placed incorrectly, and was a duplication of the data panel shown (correctly) for the '20 µM' experiment. Subsequently, upon performing an independent review of the data published in this paper, the Editorial Office alerted the authors to the fact that, in Fig. 2A, the data shown for the MDA‑MB‑231 / 20 µM quercetin‑3‑methyl ester‑0 h and ‑24 h data panels were strikingly similar, such that these were apparently derived from the same original source, where the results of differently performed experiments were intended to have been portrayed. After re‑examining their original data, the authors realized that these data in Fig. 2C had inadvertently been assembled incorrectly. The revised version of Fig. 2, showing the correct data for the MDA‑MB‑231 / 20 µM quercetin‑3‑methyl ester‑24 h experiment in Fig. 2A and the '10 µM' data panel in Fig. 2C, is shown on on the next page. The authors are grateful to the Editor of International Journal of Molecular Medicine for allowing them this opportunity to publish a Corrigendum, and all the authors agree with its publication. Furthermore, the authors apologize to the readership for any inconvenience caused. [International Journal of Molecular Medicine 42: 1625‑1636, 2018; DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2018.3741].