Biomed Rep 9: 65-73, 2018; DOI: 10.3892/br.2018.1095
Subsequently to the publication of this article, the authors have realized that the name of the third-last author was spelt incorrectly. The name was spelt as ‘Safoura Mazouei’, whereas the correct spelling should have been ‘Safoura Mazrouei’. The name as it should have appeared in the author list is featured above.
The authors regret that this this error was not corrected prior to the publication of the above article, and apologize to the author in question and to the readership for any inconvenience caused.