Correction to: Gene Therapy (2005) 12, 196–202. doi:10.1038/sj.gt.3302416

Since publication of the above article, the authors have identified an error in the authorship of the paper. The correct authorship is shown below.

L Zhou1, W Ma1*, Z Yang1, F Zhang1, L Lu1, Z Ding1, B Ding1, T Ha1, X Gao2*, C Li1,3*

1Department of Cardiology, the first affiliated hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, China

2Model Animal Research Center, Nanjing University, Nanjing, China

3Department of Surgery, Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University, USA

*Corresponding authors:Wenzhu Ma, MD. Leizhou1234@sina.com

Xiang Gao, PhD. gaoxiang@nju.edu.cn

Chuanfu Li, MD. li@access.etsu.edu

This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Grant RO1 HL-071837 (to C Li) and National Gongguan Project of China Grant 2001BA710B (to X Gao).