Erratum to: J Transl Med (2016) 14:8 DOI 10.1186/s12967-015-0750-3

The original version of this article [1] unfortunately contained a mistake. In the author list, the given and family names of author Luigi Manni were reversed. The original article has now been updated with the names in the correct order. The affiliations of authors Chiaretti, Ruggiero and Manni have also been updated.