Correction to: Journal of Human Genetics (2011) 56, 676–681; doi:10.1038/jhg.2011.80; published online 4 August 2011

The authors of the above article noticed errors in publication of this paper (in September 2011 issue).

In the list of authors, incorrect middle initial was applied to Dr Kipps. The correct name should have read Thomas J Kipps and is now shown correctly above.

The −347C>T mutation presented in this manuscript should have been reported as a −347G>A mutation.

The authors apologize for these errors.