Abstract:W e read the paper by Sevket BALTA and cols. and thanks for your interest in our study entitled "Red Cell Distribution Width in Subclinical Hypothyroidism" (1). As we mentioned in the discussion part, the RDW can be affected by some disease conditions such as recent blood transfusion, renal dysfunction, hepatic dysfunction, anemia related nutritional deficiencies (i.e. iron, vitamin B 12 , and folic acid), bone marrow dysfunction, inflammatory diseases, chronic or acute systemic inflammation (2-5) and some med… Show more
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