Correction to: European Journal of Human Genetics (2006) 14, 438–442.

Since the publication of the above paper, the authors have identified a typographical error regarding the primer sequences for the forward and reverse primers of rs1040079 (SNP), where the reverse primer sequence is duplicated for the forward primer. The correct forward and reverse primer sequences are as follows:

Forward: 5-CTCGTGCCAGGAGGAAAAT-3

Reverse: 5-GGACTAAAGGGCATGGTGAG-3.