The PLOS ONE Editors retract this article [1] because it was identified as one of a series of submissions for which we have concerns about authorship, competing interests, and peer review. We regret that the issues were not addressed prior to the article’s publication.MButt, ASattar, TA, RH, MI, ASher, US, MBrestic, MZ, BSA, AMES, and ATKZ did not agree with the retraction. SU and KG either did not respond directly or could not be reached.
Authors: Madiha Butt; Abdul Sattar; Tahira Abbas; Rashid Hussain; Muhammad Ijaz; Ahmad Sher; Umbreen Shahzad; Sami Ullah; Marian Brestic; Marek Zivcak; Kristina Gasparovic; Bandar S Aljuaid; Ahmed M El-Shehawi; Ali Tan Kee Zuan Journal: PLoS One Date: 2021-11-04 Impact factor: 3.752