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Question
A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation, low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of ______.
Options
Low secretion of growth hormone
Cancer of the thyroid gland
Over secretion of pars distalis
Deficiency of iodine in diet
Solution
A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth, mental retardation, low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of Cancer of the thyroid gland.
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