Oa
population. The findings also support the program
of thyrosing replacement in the exposed Rongelap
pepulation to prevent both clinical hypothyroid.
win and the associued rise in plasing TSE, which
nity be tumorigenic.
4. Thyroid Function in the Utirik and
Unexposed Rongelap Groups
was significantly lower (G0 1.8 jeg i). Thefre-
quency distribution calculations (sce Table 2 and
Figure 30) indicate that a substantial portion of
the Cuirik population has plasma Ty concentra:
tion <5 pe‘dl Mewurements of plasiia ti
jadothyronine (nut shown) showed similar reduc
ions in those pationts with low Ty values, Plasiia
During the 1973 survey, [Ty and TSUE concenIratieas seere mcaeared in plisnia from LOO utes.
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