Cretinism in young children is due to hyposecretion of

Vitamin D

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Growth hormone

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Calcitonin

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Thyroxine

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Solution

The correct option is C Thyroxine
Severely stunted physical and mental growth due to untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones (congenital hypothyroidism) usually due to maternal hypothyroidism is a condition characterized in the patients suffering from cretinism. Sporadic and genetic cretinism results from abnormal development or function of the foetal thyroid gland.
So, the correct answer is 'Thyroxine'

Suggest Corrections

	Column A		Column B
(a)	Thyroid	(i)	hypersecretion causes gigantism in the young
(b)	Adrenal cortex	(ii)	hyposecretion causes cretinism
(c)	Pituitary	(iii)	contains a protein that's lowers blood sugar
(d)	Islets of Langerhans	(iv)	stimulated by ACTH