Author´s correction note
Upon reviewing our recently published research article [1], we noticed that some of the data presented in the manuscript and on the tables were incorrectly presented. These mistakes do not change the overall conclusions regarding the high accuracy of miR-203 and miR-205 as diagnostic markers of neck metastases in HNSCC.
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All in all, the sensitivity rate for both markers was 92.9 % (39/42, CI 95 %, 80.5–98.4), with a specificity level of 100 % (71/71, CI 95 %, 94.9–100) (Table 2; Figure 6B).
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All in all, the sensitivity rate for both markers was 93.3 % (42/45, CI 95 %, 81.7–98.6), with a specificity level of 100 % (68/68, CI 95 %, 94.7–100) (Table 2; Figure 6B).
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Moreover, negative predictive values were of 95.9 % (95 % CI, 88.6–99.1 %) and positive predictive values of 100 % (95 % CI, 90.9–100 %) for both microRNAs (Table 3).
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Moreover, negative predictive values were of 95.9 % (95 % CI, 88.6–99.1 %) and positive predictive values of 100% (95 % CI, 91.5–100 %) for both microRNAs (Table 3).
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de Carvalho AC, Scapulatempo-Neto C, Maia DC, Evangelista AF, Morini MA, Carvalho AL, et al. Accuracy of microRNAs as markers for the detection of neck lymph node metastases in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. BMC Med. 2015;13(1):108. doi:10.1186/s12916-015-0350-3.
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de Carvalho, A.C., Scapulatempo-Neto, C., Maia, D.C.C. et al. Erratum: Accuracy of microRNAs as markers for the detection of neck lymph node metastases in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. BMC Med 13, 155 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-015-0406-4
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