hrp0084p3-1179 | Thyroid | ESPE2015

Plasma Visfatin Level and Its Association with Apolipoproteins A1 and B in Hypothyroid Children

Dehkordi Elham Hashemi , Rostampour Noushin , Kasiri Karamali , Moafi Mohammad , Aramesh Mohammad Esmail , Hashemipour Mahin

Background and aim: Hypothyroidism could be accountable for cardiovascular diseases; hence, necessity of novel biomarkers being capable to predict patientÂ’s status is indispensable. The aim of this study was to appraise alteration of plasma visfatin levels (as a newly discovered proteins) and its association with lipid profiles of hypothyroid patients.Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional, descriptive, and analytical study, 30 children bein...