Plasma fetuin-A levels are reduced in patients with hypothyroidism

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Bakiner O., Bozkirli E., Ertugrul D., SEZGİN N., Ertorer E.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol.170, no.3, pp.411-418, 2014 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 170 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Doi Number: 10.1530/eje-13-0831
  • Journal Name: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.411-418
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: To determine plasma fetuin-A levels in hypothyroid patients before and after treatment with L-thyroxine (T-4) and to determine the relation between plasma fetuin-A levels with cardiovascular risk factors.