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A pregnant female delivers a baby who suffers from stunted growth , mental retardation, low intelligence quotient and abnormal skin. This is the result of

A

Deficiency of iodine in diet

B

Low secretion of growth hormone

C

Cancer of the thyroid gland

D

Over secretion of pars distalis

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Hypothyroidism during pregnancy causes defective development and maturation of the growing baby leading to stunted growth, mental retardation low intelligence quotient abnormal skin.
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