Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-19526-4, published online 19 January 2018

In this Article, the authors neglected to include some potential conflicts of interest. The Competing Interests section should read:

“Dr. Muotri is a co-founder and has equity interest in TISMOO, a company dedicated to genetic analysis focusing on therapeutic applications customized for the disorder autism spectrum and other neurological disorders origin genetics. The terms of this arrangement have been reviewed and approved by the University of California, San Diego in accordance with its conflict of interest policies.”