Why is it that the #RDA doctors do not examine the children of the e.tio..e Ubicik r:roun? One of the questions concermed the fact that the children of the ex- posed islanders have not been included in the regular exemination list, This was done because large groups of children of radiation-exposed parents nave bean studied in Japan. Since thease studies, including examinations of Tiarshallese children of exposed parents, revealed no distinct senetic etfects, it was Felt that regular examinations of the Marshallese children born of exposed parents was not necessary. of the foremost human geneticists, Dr. Toquote form a letter from one J. V. Neel, Professor of Human Genetics at the University of Michigan: "... there is no evidence that genetic change was induced in children born of the exposed Marshallese any more than there is unequivocal evidence of damage in the children born of the exposed Japanese." He pointed out, however, that there are some 15-20 dominantly inherited syndromes that might possibly be related to radiation exposure. Even if one of these occurred, sible to say it was due to radiation. child would develop such a syndrome, posed Marshallese did, it would be impos- It is most unlikely that any Marshallese Nevertheless, if any child of an ex- they would receive special treatment. A program CFa Ph ari co for examination of all children on Utirik is discussed. later in this: Letter. eeetd Oo,