Erratum: Inclusivity in Research Matters: Variants in PVT1 Specific to Persons of African Descent Are Associated with Pulmonary Fibrosis

There are errors in the letter by Garman and colleagues (1) published in the January 1, 2024 issue of the Journal. There were omissions in the funding footnote that was originally included; the complete footnote should read:

Supported by the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research and by the NIH (R01-HL113326, U54-GM104938, T32-AI07633, R56-AI072727, R01-HL092576, R01-HL54306, U01-HL060263, and 1RC2HL101499). Molecular data for the Trans-Omics in Precision Medicine (TOPMed) program was supported by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Genome Sequencing for "NHLBI TOPMed: African-American Sarcoidosis Genetics Resource” (phs001207.v3.p1) was performed at Baylor College of Medicine Human Genome Sequencing Center (3R01HL113326-04S1); Northwest Genomics Center (HHSN268201600032I); and Broad Institute Genomics Platform (HHSN268201600034I). Core support including centralized genomic read mapping and genotype calling, along with variant quality metrics and filtering, were provided by the TOPMed Informatics Research Center (3R01HL-117626-02S1; contract HHSN268201800002I). Core support including phenotype harmonization, data management, sample-identity QC, and general program coordination were provided by the TOPMed Data Coordinating Center (R01HL-120393; U01HL-120393; contract HHSN268201800001I).

In addition, a sentence was omitted from the Acknowledgment section; the complete version of that section is:

We are grateful to the patients with sarcoidosis and control subjects who participated in this study. We gratefully acknowledge the studies and participants who provided biological samples and data for TOPMed. In addition, we express our gratitude to the research assistants, coordinators, and physicians who helped recruit subjects, particularly those from the NHLBI-funded ACCESS, SAGA, and Henry Ford Health System studies.

For the convenience of our readers, the Journal is replacing the online version of the letter with a corrected version.