Table 26
Kinetic Anaivsis of 132f- Accumulation and Excretion in Rongelap Subjects Without Thyroid Abnormality
Fraction of extrathyroid I- per day
Group
9 Unexposed aduits, 1965

12 Exposed adults, 1965
12 People exposed at

age 10-20, 1972

Thyroid fraction,

Urine® \@r

Thyroid** Aq

0.81 (0.17-1.99)
1.10 (0.34—2.57)

0.79 (0.23~1.47)
0.67 (0.33-1.27)

0.49 (0.26-0.77)
0.38 (0.24-0.65)

1.18 (0.72-1.49)

0.90 (0.57-2.06)

0.43 (0.19-0.58)

Aer/ (Aza +61)

*\g1 is the fraction of iodide outside the thyroid excreted in the urine per day.
**Xo, is the fraction of iodide outside the thyroid that enters the thyroid per day. Means andranges given.
Table 27

Results of Follow-Up Evaluation of Plasma Thyroxine and TSH in Marshallese With Known Thyroid Lesions
(Normal values: Ty by RIA, 5.0 to 10.2 ug/dl; TSH, <1 to 5 wU/ml; abnormalvaluesare given in boidface)

1972
Subject No.
‘andsex

Age at
exposure

Rongelap exposed

3M
3M

\
l

54M

1

33 F

65 F

1

Ll

2M

2

19M

3

42 F
23 M

3
4

15 F

7

17 F

21F

69 F
T2F

20 M

In utero exposed

Myxedema
"

8.9
0

"

6.5

a2

-

i"

149°

<2.5

13.4

3.4

Adenomas

"

-

3

tt

7

8
25
32
44

"

"
"

"
Carcinoma

Adenomas

"

"
"
"
Carcinoma
Adenomas
Carcinoma
Adenomas

~

Carcinoma (follicular)
Adenoma

17)

-

12.6

<2.5

11.9

-

12.8

98
<1.0

<2.5
460

6.6
0

149

7.0

2.7

13.9

-

158
28
7.7

<25
81

3.6

10.1
5.1

9.2

12.3

10.0
12.4
0.4
7.20
7.6

<2.5
6.4
110
<2.5
172

2.5
4.1
22.7
17.8
7.8
10.6

7.8

2.0

12.1

-

20
54

-

-

13.8

-

2229 F
2221 F

3120

10.1

-

Adenomas
"

18

15.3

7

mo

2.7
3.6

15.1

2.6
2.7

Adenomas

74

376

10.1

2.5
-

32

62
-

17.4
7.8

1i.l
<0.4

32

-

6118

-

<1.0

20.4

1.1

26.2

<1.0

<1.0
6.3

11
116

<1.0

59
~
~
-

L3
4.6
23
109
7.8
9.0

15
2.8
3.6
<1.0
2.6
1.2

-

14.0

<1.0

49
<5.0

-

6.7

-

-

5.1

11
-

5.9
4.9

3.0

69

8613
1.7

98

7.4
6.3
4.6
4.5

3.1

;

TBG-binding
Ts,
TSH,
capacity,
ug/dl pU/ml
ug Tad -

2.0

-—
7.1
5.6

35

35

6.8

Nodule 0.5 cm °73; neg. '74
Adenomas
"
Nodule left lobe

2208 F

20Gb Lhe

3.7

1974

Ts,
TSH,
yue/dl pU/m)

<2.5
79

23.2

4
6

TSH,
wU/mil

6.7
25

"

83M
2ndtri
Uurik exposed
2212 F

Ta,
peg/dl

3

36 M
7
61 F
8
75F
12
18 F
21
40 M
29
64 F
30
Ailingnae exposed
aF
l

53 F
51F
45 F
41M

Diagnosis

1973

8.9

17.4
45.5
25.3

<1.0
3.9
1.7
4.4

13.3

6.2

7.0

12.9

<5.0

70

<1.0

<5.0

5.5
3.6

L.+
54

<2.5

94
6.9
4.6
6.0

<1.0

4.4

9.8

16.3

20.1

35.7
15.6

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