A deficiency of dietary iodine

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A deficiency of dietary iodine can cause a goiter, which is an enlargement of the thyroid gland due to its inability to produce thyroid hormones without sufficient levels of iodine. Low plasma calcium levels are typically associated with a deficiency in vitamin D or parathyroid hormone, not iodine. Low blood volume and shock can be caused by a variety of factors, but not typically iodine deficiency. There is no known relation between iodine deficiency and the synthesis of calcitonin.

A Deficiency of Dietary Iodine