ys
Figure3. Withimmunofluorescént staining a dark cytoplasmic reaction product, indicated by the arrows, can be
seen localizing prolactin in cells of the pituitary adenoma diagnosed in an exposed Utirik woman (No, 2160X).
Prolactin-secreting cells have round-to-oval nuclei and distinct nucleoli (x800).

incidencerate in the exposed Marshallese, based

on a totalof 4252 observation years, is 17.8 times

that recently reported from Olmsted County,
Minnesota.”’ In the same study, women between
the ages of 15 and 45 years had an incidenceof
7.1/100,000 personsper year. Theincidencerate
in exposed Marshallese womenin the same age
group (which includes the two patients discussed

here) and based on 2176 observation years is 13.6
times the Olmsted County incidence.
The following table provides relative risks, p
values, and approximate confidence intervals
for women between 15 and 44 years of age and
for men and women combined whoare less than
45 years of age, with Olmsted County used as the
referent population:

é

Marshall

Olmsted

Relative

95%
Confidence

Interval

p Value

2
2176

11
163,096

13.6

(4, 42)

0.01

17.8

(6, 53)

<0.001

Islands

Women
15-44 yr

Incidence:
Person Yrs:

Tot.Pop.

Incidence:

a

Person Yrs:

Cv

Cc%

C2

7

< 45 yr

2

4252

County

12

454,472

Risk

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