Correction to: Journal of Human Genetics (2012) 57, 368–374; doi:10.1038/jhg.2012.37; published online 19 April 2012

The authors of the above paper noticed an error in publication in the list of author. The eleventh author Koo Sahashi should have read ‘Ko Sahashi’. The article with the correct authors list appears in this issue. The online html and pdf versions have also been rectified.