Endocrine Abstracts

Aim: Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT) is an autoimmune disease in which a breakdown of immune tolerance is caused by interplay of a variety of immunologic, genetic, and environmental factors. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is the measure of platelet size. MPV possibly is a simple way to estimate platelet activity. Activated platelets play an important role in the pathogenesis of vascular disease especially coronary heart diseases. Larger platelets are metabolically and enzymatica...