Correction to: Scientific Reports https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-53114-4, published online 14 November 2019

In this Article the authors did not make it clear that the research was done on early endothelial progenitor cells (CFU-ECs). Two additional articles describing the method of generation of these cells should also be cited. They are included here as Ref 1 and Ref 2. Therefore, in the Introduction,

“This study investigates the relationship between expansion and differentiation ability of EPCs and co-existing monocyte/macrophage-produced cytokines in patients with MMD by using an anti-inflammatory and vasculogenic culture milieu9,10.”

should read:

“This study investigates the relationship between expansion and differentiation ability of hematopoietic EPCs1,2 and co-existing monocyte/macrophage-produced cytokines in patients with MMD by using an anti-inflammatory and vasculogenic culture milieu9,10.”