21 Rongelap subjects, of whom 9 were anex posed with marked growth retardation (Nos, 3 and 3). "Ty levels before surgery were lower in subjects exposed in childhood than in unexposed controls, and 12 were exposed as adults!" The dats are sununariaed in Table 26, Conipared with Noth American nocnal valucs obtained ja Meo! (urine, Ayy ae 2: thyroid, As) aes thyroid fraction Subjects exposed as adults who developed cither benign or malignant thyroid lesions did wot show notable impairment of thyroid function, “Che serum dadine levels of exposed and unexposed peoplefor the past 15 yeans are given in Appendixd, In 1003, the rates of urine and thyroid accu. lation of M22 were measured over a t-hr period in 20.35), buth the exposed and unexposed Maar shathese showed slaw urine and Chyroidl trauster rates of extrathyroid iodide but a high diyroid trac. tion. Sunilar studies done in O72 oo b2 Raagelapese without detectable thyroid abaurmalitios, Pable 28 Thyroid Status of Paposcd Ronsgelup Subjects Without Recognized Vy raid Lesions, 174 Plasma Ty a all Subyect Nu, and wn Aue (rer ky fre FSI Zh lar pane. SEL daceerent® Masia PSE ** al ial TH. Hlaekinu capnne iy, ee Ty oll aM “eth 64 7.8 ou 7h uM 21 oo. us a4 1 OO 34 | 18.3 oM ? > 3.3 Ue] i) | wM Ilr il Jal “. pid Aa <r wM 2eF au JJ ne tht us Wl io 44 JOM $b a iat tit 20 La Lh Joe 40M HF Jb oh wb ud ow v2 He a4 122 jb Jt 0 vt aa 42 Mid td3 M WF THN ob 33 3H ua iv 74 1a 11.8 0 lo 34 42 1 ta 24 7M JiF 37M 3iF aE wt NI a crm) Wh a5 ve $1 47 > Wt be ou i” 5.4 47 hot | YI 7.0 Ta wYi 5 7d tw NI io ut Y] “LF ub 70 YD) Ah at ot Th IF ra | 2M uM o> MM 11 Mf [bF 7U 4 nF 27 NI VEN SeE ob wat 4 db 67 uaa the od $5 My 22 24 Lb ii yb ia Al Li ith 10 A 2 4 ta var Lo 44 JO ST My at 77 27 27 ti 79 dk 2 he "4 ta on Ht td TIF Vi h? len Mean = 3.1. a ae 7.4 e172 21.2 27 7) KA *Nermal ia it Pittsbureh sulijecis: 4.720 1.0 g/dl Viha rt tt ti 7 hi F $2 NE 47 NE tt? ey) $4 on ao Lf Si i] td <1e a 252 be 69 Measured in pre PSE saapes, Newall is <O al egl, weet. OT MMETE eel Ol.