Erratum to: Association between the functional ITGAM rs1143679 G/A polymorphism and systemic lupus erythematosus/lupus nephritis or rheumatoid arthritis: an update meta-analysis

Erratum to: Rheumatol Int DOI 10.1007/s00296-014-3156-2

It has been brought to the authors’ attention that some of the data originally presented in DOI 10.1007/s00296-014-3156-2 are not accurately reflective of one of the original studies cited.

On Page 4 Paragraph 2, the article states

“However, one Latin American study showed no evidence of association between the A allele and LN in Latin Americans (OR 1.440, 95 % CI 0.961, 2.157, p = 0.077; Table 3; Fig. 3).”

Table 3 Meta-analysis of the association between the ITGAM rs1143679 G/A polymorphism and LN or RA

Correction: The study referenced [Ref: 6] does indeed shows evidence of an association between the A allele and LN in Latin Americans. Furthermore, the data presented here do not accurately reflect that which was presented in the original study, which reads OR 2.58, 95 % CI 1.65, 4.03, p < 0.01. The text should also refer to Table 3 and Fig. 4a.

On Page 4 Paragraph 3, the article states

“Meta-analysis showed no evidence of association between the A allele and RA, either in the overall study population or in Europeans (OR 1.078, 95 % CI 0.967, 1.191, p = 0.177; OR 1.064, 95 % CI 0.950, 1.191, p = 0.287; Table 3; Fig. 4).”

Correction: this paragraph should refer to Fig. 4b.

On Page 5 Fig. 2 , the figure reads

Fig. 2

ORs and 95 % CIs for individual studies and pooled data, for the association between the A allele of the ITGAM rs1143679 A/G polymorphism and SLE, in all study subjects

“Study name: Toller-Kawahisa et al. 2013.”

Correction: This should read Toller-Kawahisa et al. 2014. A corrected figure is included on the next page.

On Page 6 Fig. 3 , the figure reads

Fig. 3

ORs and 95 % CIs for individual studies and pooled data, for the association between the A allele of the ITGAM rs1143679 A/G polymorphism and SLE, in each ethnic group

“Study name: Toller-Kawahisa et al. 2013.”

Correction: This should read Toller-Kawahisa et al. 2014. A corrected figure is included above.

On Page 6 Table 3 , the table reads

“LN A versus G allele, Latin American population, OR 1.440, 95 % CI 0.961, 2.157, p = 0.077.”

Correction: The table does not accurately reflect the data presented in the original study [Ref: 6]. The table should instead read as: LN A versus G allele, Latin American population, OR 2.58, 95 % CI 1.65, 4.03, p < 0.01. A corrected table is included below.

On Page 7 Fig. 4 a, the figure reads

Fig. 4

ORs and 95 % CIs for individual studies and pooled data, for the association between the A allele of the ITGAM rs1143679 A/G polymorphism and LN (a) or RA (b), in all study subjects

“Toller-Kawahisa et al. 2013, Latin American ethnicity, OR 1.440, 95 % CI 0.961, 2.157, p = 0.077.”

Correction: The figure does not accurately reflect the data presented in the original study [Ref: 6]. The figure should instead read as: Toller-Kawahisa et al. 2014, Latin American ethnicity, OR 2.58, 95 % CI 1.65, 4.03, p < 0.01. A corrected figure is included below.