1Hormones and Cancer Group, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, University of Sydney, St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia 2Genomic Medicine Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 3Deparment of Genetics and Genome Sciences, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio, USA 4Germline High Risk Focus Group, Comprehensive Cancer C...

The precautionary principle has been central to many of the debates concerning the appropriate approach to the threat posed by endocrine active substances (EASs). This newly emerging principle has been applied to issues as diverse as persistent organic pollutants and the European trade barrier on beef from hormone-treated cattle.

Due to an error during production, some data presented in Table 1 in the Experimental section of the published paper [1] were incorrect.[...].

Multiple endocrine adenomatosis type III (MEA--III) in a 32-year-old white woman is reported. The initial manifestation, a thyroid nodule, was detected at the age of 4 years. The characteristic ocular manifestation of MEA--III are discussed.