Correction to: Experimental & Molecular Medicine (2008) 40, 686–698; doi:10.3858/emm.2008.40.6.686

The authors would like to amend the address of Jin Wang1*, Lifen Qiao2*, Yongsheng Li1 and Guangtian Yang1,3 as shown below.

1Department of Emergency Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China.

2Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 1095 Jiefang Avenue, Wuhan, Hubei 430030, P.R. China.

The authors apologize for any inconvenience they may have caused.