This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Growth and development, Subject name: Pediatrics
[{'content': 'Cretinism is _____________ \nSelect and explain. \nA. Dispropoionate dwarfism, B. Sho stature with long trunk, C. Sho stature with sho trunk, D. Long stature with long trunk', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': 'Answer: A \nExplanation: Congenital iodine deficiency syndrome, previously known as cretinism, is a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth owing to untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormone (congenital hypothyroidism) usually owing to maternal hypothyroidism. Results in Dispropoionate dwarfism Reference: GHAI Essential pediatrics, 8th edition', 'role': 'assistant'}]