Prothrombotic markers in Thalassemia major patients: A

Background: It is being increasingly recognised thatthalassemia major patients, like intermedia, have increasedpropensity for thromboembolism. Deficiency of naturalanticoagulants is more recently defined finding contributingto the hypercoagulable state. The aim this study is todetermine natural anticoagulants levels and their correlationwith maternal characteristics, haematological andbiochemical markers.