Correction to: J Transl Med (2018) 16:237 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12967-018-1613-5

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors reported that all of the authors’ names were processed incorrectly so that their given and family names were interchanged. In this Correction the correct author names are shown. The original publication of this article has been corrected.

The correct names are: Sara Castiglia, Aloe Adamini, Deborah Rustichelli, Laura Castello, Katia Mareschi, Giuseppe Pinnetta, Marco Leone, Alessandra Mandese, Ivana Ferrero, Giulia Mesiano and Franca Fagioli.