Erratum to: J Transl Med (2017) 15:78 DOI 10.1186/s12967-017-1180-1

In the original publication of this article [1], Figure 2 is incorrect. In this Erratum the original figure (Fig. 1) and the correct figure (Fig. 2) are published.

Fig. 1
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Original version of Fig. 2 as published on 20 April 2017

Fig. 2
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Corrected version of Figure 2; panel b has been updated