A 35-year-old woman from rural India presents with a firm, diffuse goitre and hypothyroidism. On investigation, her thyroid peroxidase (TPO) antibodies are negative, and urinary iodine is 45 µg/L (normal >100 µg/L). What is the most common cause of her hypothyroidism?

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