Study of Serum Lipoprotein (a) in Hypothyroidism

Hypothyroidism occurs when your body doesn’t produce enough thyroid hormones. The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland that sits at the front of your neck. It releases hormones to help your body regulate and use energy. To this study compare Serum lipoprotein levels in hypothyroid patients and in control group. To find the correlation of Lp(a) with thyroid hormones status in hypothyroid patients. To find the hypothyroid patients. Levels of serum Lp (a), FT3, FT4, TSH, TC and TG were all estimated from the samples of the study group. The results of this study provide ample evidence that the levels of Serum Lp(a) are increased in hypothyroid patients.