I would like to thank Dr. Sullivan for his positive comments regarding my recent proposal
suggesting maternal hypothyroxinemia as a potential cause of autism. He addresses
the worrying trend of a progressive decline in iodine ingestion in the U.S. among
women of childbearing age. Maternal iodine deficiency causes maternal hypothyroxinemia
and further enhances the effects of environmental antithyroid and goitrogenic pollutants
that are postulated to cause autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
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Publication history
Accepted:
September 17,
2008
Received:
September 15,
2008
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© 2008 Elsevier B.V. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
