Correction to: Journal of Endocrinological Investigation (2021) 44:567–580 https://doi.org/10.1007/s40618-020-01349-8

The acknowledgement section has been incorrectly published in the original publication. The complete correct acknowledgement is given below.

Authors wish to acknowledge the Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences for approval of this project as a postdoctoral research fellow project. The authors also thank the Iran National Science Foundation (INSF) for supporting this research project (Grant Number: 97000548).