CONTENTS « © « « «© « * * * . . e * . e . . s e . « «© © « «© «© « * . . . ° e Py ° . e * ° . * ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ... INTRODUCTION . ... . . « -» « . * * e * ° . . . » . e o . s . * a ° * « . ° e ° ° . . ° . * ° . * . * a * . « * ° A. B. C. D. E. Il. .. Background ..... . The Accident ..... Early Clinical Effects Dosimetric Evaluation 1, Early Radiation . 2. Residual Radiation Data Evaluation ... GENERAL MEDICAL SURVEYS . * . e * ° . ° ° . . e . . « * ° * . e a e . * * » . e e ° * ° e * * . . s * « a ° ° * . * € * o e * . . ‘ * . e a * * * ° . * * * a * e e e e e * . 4 . * * . . ° ° . ° A. B. | III. IV. Background ..... - e Methods .....+s-s e 1. Procedures .... 2. Control Populations C. Results ....-..s HEMATOLOGIC OBSERVATIONS . A. Background ...... B. Methods .....e.6-s. C. Results and Discussion GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT .. A. Background ..... . B. Methods ...... C. Results ....»..-s D. Discussion... * . . e e . 2 e . . a * e e . * e . . * e * e . . . » . oe e * a . . e e * « a iii pe . PREFACE wWNonwwniniu Ww WN eH KS DEDICATION . * AGING, IMMUNOLOGICAL, “CHROMOSOME, AND GENETIC STUDIES A. Aging Studies ...., B. C. VI. Immunological Studies Chromosome and Genetic Studies . 1. Chromosome Studies . 2. Isoleucine Misincorporation in Hemoglobin A of 3. Detection of Mutant Proteins ......-ee-e IX. . « © «© « «© Marshallese PARASITOLOGIC SURVEYS AND SUPPRESSIVE ANTI-HELMINTH TREATMENT ON RONGELAP AND UTIRIK, A. Background ...... B. Methods. .... 6 .. C. Results and Discussion D. Conclusions ..... 1977- 1979 VII. Vili. . DIABETES SURVEY .... NEOPLASIA (NON-THYROID) A. B. C. Malignancies ..... Benign Tumors .... Pituitary Tumor ... THYROID ABNORMALITIES A. -» . .. * s * * a . . * s ° ° * os * a ° e e * * e ° . e e . . Od * *. td es . . e td . ° * e . ° ° ° ° e e . . * ® ° s . e e ° *. a ° s e * s * * a td + . . iJ s . e a e . e e ° « ° s e e e * * * . e ¢ e * ? s » Ld e e ° * a = . e a s ° ° ° e ° * * s os . * a os e * * . * *. * ° a * * . e * a *s ° + . « o e a * . a Background (Chronology of Developments) - xii - ..... co 36 36 36 38 41 43 47 47 48 49 23 53