Correction

Effect of Aspirin or Resistant Starch on Colorectal Neoplasia in the Lynch Syndrome

N Engl J Med 2009; 360:1470April 2, 2009

Article

Effect of Aspirin or Resistant Starch on Colorectal Neoplasia in the Lynch Syndrome (Original Article, N Engl J Med 2008:359;2567 - 2578) . In Table 2 (pages 2572–2573), the third variable should be “Age at recruitment — yr,” and the age ranges should read as follows: Aspirin plus Resistant Starch, 25–70; Aspirin plus Placebo, 25–75; Resistant Starch plus Placebo, 25–75; Placebo plus Placebo, 25–78; Aspirin Only, 37–67; Placebo Only, 33–57; Resistant Starch Only, 28–78; and Placebo Only, 36–75. In the first paragraph under Outcomes (page 2573), the data given in the fourth sentence should read, “66 of 350 (18.9%) had one or more neoplastic lesions while receiving aspirin, as compared with 65 of 343 in the placebo group (19.0%).” The article has been corrected at NEJM.org.