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ea0003p306 | Thyroid | BES2002

Plasma total and free tissue factor pathway inhibitor, tissue plasminogen activator antigen, and plasminogen activator inhibitor antigen levels in various thyriod disorders

Comlekci A , Ozcan M , Demirkan F , Sari I , Demir T , Ozsan H , Oruk G , Yesil S

Various abnormalities of coagulation may occur in patients with thyroid disorders and may range from subclinical laboratory abnormalities to clinically significant disturbances of coagulation. Tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI) is a newly determined potent inhibitor of tissue factor dependent coagulation system. TFPI changes in various thyroid disorders has not been evaluated yet. In this study we have evaluated total TFPI (tTFPI), free TFPI (fTFPI), tissue plasminogen act...