Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-47755-8, published online 2 August 2019


This Article contains errors in the Method section under subheading ‘Clinical samples’.


“A written informed consent of the patients was obtained, samples and clinical information were anonymized.”


should read:


“A written informed consent of the patients was waived, samples and clinical information were anonymized.”