Hyperparathyroidism

A Review of Forty-Five Years Study of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Survivors II. BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS

Abstract

An epidemiological survey on hyperparathyroidism (HPT) among A-bomb survivors in Hiroshima has been conducted since August 1986. The results will be summarized below based on proceedings of meetings^{1, 2)}. The survey demonstrated that the prevalence rate of HPT increased with A-bomb radiation dose. Further analysis is now under way on the relationship between HPT prevalence and radiation dose, sex and age, the results of which will be published in the near future.