Talk:Cretinism
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Is this term still preferred? It doesn't sound very PC -- Simon J Kissane
- No. See congenital hypothyroidism Alteripse 16:29, 3 Oct 2004 (UTC)
I removed the external link to some bizarre speculation about how Neandertals had iodine deficiency. Prima facie silliness. Some geographer who hasn't bothered to look at current populations with endemic cretinism published this speculation based on single minor physical feature with multiple potential causes. If you want to check out my characterization, here is the link: Neandertal’s prehistoric diet may have lacked a crucial element? (http://www.ornl.gov/info/ridgelines/dec10/iodine.htm) It might have been a respectable hypothesis in 1925 but doesn't deserve encyclopedia space now. If person who put it here wants to dispute, I'll find some neandertal links and some iodine deficiency disease links and it will be clear. Alteripse 16:29, 3 Oct 2004 (UTC)
