Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-15383-9, published online 10 November 2017

This Article contains a low resolution version of Figure 2. A higher resolution image appears below as Figure 1.

Figure 1
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Kansas Criteria for Gulf War Illness scoring form based on Steele7. ©JNBaraniukMD_17g13. Used with permission of the copyright holder.

In addition, this Article contains an error in the order of the Figures. Figures 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 were published as Figures 10, 6, 7, 8 and 9 respectively. The correct Figures 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 appear below as Figures 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 respectively. The Figure legends are correct.

Figure 2
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miRNA differences between post-exercise groups. (a) miR-22-3p was not detectable in most of the START subjects (green squares above the blue line at Ct = 35). START had significantly less miR-22-3p than SC (yellow circles) and STOPP (red diamonds) as indicated by bars over top of the groups (HSD < 0.05, FDR < 0.10). In addition, SC had significantly more miR-22-3p than sc0 (grey circles). (b) miR-9-3p was detected in START, but was found in fewer than two thirds of subjects in the other groups. START had significantly more miRNA expression than STOPP (ΔΔCt = 1.6 ± 1.4, mean ± SD, HSD < 0.05, FDR < 0.10).

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miRNAs that were significantly elevated in post-exercise compared to appropriate nonexercise control groups. Significant differences between groups were indicated by the bars at the top of the graphs for (a) miR-99b-5p, (b) miR-425-3p, (c) miR-30d-5p, (d) miR-204-5p, and (e) miR-370 (HSD ≤ 0.05, FDR ≤ 0.10, detected with Ct ≤ 35 in more than two thirds of one group per pair). The horizontal blue line indicated Ct = 35. Mean ± SD.

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Decreased (a) miR-328 and (b) miR-608 levels in SC, CFS, START and STOPP groups after exercise.

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miRNAs reduced by exercise. GWI phenotypes (START and STOPP) and CFS all had reductions in (a) miR-let-7i-5p, (b) miR-200a-5p and (c) miR-93-3p. Sedentary controls had no changes.

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Decreased miRNAs after exercise in CFS group. CFS had significant reductions in -(a) 92a-3p, (b) miR-323b-5p, (c) miR-126-5p, (d) miR-19b-3p, (e) miR-505-3p, (f) miR-532-5p, and (g) miR-186-3p, compared to its nonexercise cfs0 comparison group (bars above the groups).