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– The beta-actin band of Fig. 5 which appears to have similarities with the beta-actin band in Fig. 3 of Roy et al. (2009) [2]. – The beta-actin band in Fig. 6 which has similarities with Fig. 3C (lanes b-h) of Roy et al. (2009) [2]. – Lanes I, IVA and VA of the Bax band in Fig. 5 which are potentially identical to lanes II, III, and IV of the Apaf-1 band in Fig. 4B of Nigam et al. (2009) [3]. – Lanes I, III, VA and VB of the Bcl2 band in Fig. 5 which have similarities with the entire Caspase-9 band in Fig. 4B of Nigam et al. (2009) [3]. – Lanes II, IVA, IVB and VA of the Cytochrome-c band in Fig. 5 which are possibly identical to lanes I-IV of the Bax band in Fig. 4B of Nigam et al. (2009) [3]. Following an investigation, it was concluded that the conclusions of this article are still valid despite the potential replication, but the Editors-in-Chief would like to urge the readers to use caution when interpreting the results of the article. Authors Jasmine George, Smita Srivastava, Kulpreet Bhui, Madhulika Singh & Yogeshwer Shukla have agreed to this Editorial Expression of Concern. The editor was not able to obtain current email addresses for Authors Preeti Roy and Nidhi Nigam.