The platelet indices in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Mean platelet volume reflects disease activity

Yazıcı, Selma; Yazıcı, Mehmet; Erer, Burak; Erer, Burak; Calik, Y.; Özhan, Hakan; ATAOĞLU, Sarfinaz

doi:10.3109/09537100903474373

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The platelet indices in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Mean platelet volume reflects disease activity

Published in Platelets • Jan 1, 2010

Authors:

Selma Yazıcı

Mehmet Yazıcı

Burak Erer

Abstract

The present study was designed to investigate the interaction between platelet indices, inflammatory markers and disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) subjects. The effects of anti-TNF-alpha therapy and conventional treatment on platelet indices were also compared. We studied 97 patients wit...

Subject

Medicine

Mean platelet volume

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate

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