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Endemic Cretinism
disease · Endocrine System Diseases; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Musculoskeletal Diseases
Nutrients connected to Endemic Cretinism
A link means the body needs the nutrient for this, or that low intake is linked to it. It does not mean extra supplements help if your intake is already adequate; each link shows how strong the evidence is.
- IodineDeficiency link
Adequate iodine helps prevent cretinism, a severe developmental condition now very rare in the US.
- SeleniumDeficiency link
MedlinePlus links selenium deficiency to myxedematous endemic cretinism (intellectual disability).
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🏥 Names
Disease Name
Endemic Cretinism
Alias Names / Synonyms
Fetal Iodine Deficiency DisorderEndemic CretinismCongenital HypothyroidismMyxedemaCongenital
Topic Type
syndrome
🧬 Ontology Classifications
DisGeNET Type
disease
UMLS Type
Disease or Syndrome
MeSH Class
Endocrine System Diseases; Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities; Musculoskeletal Diseases
DO Class
disease of anatomical entity
🔗 External References