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Abstract Coagulation and fibrinolysis cascades are properly regulated so that fibrin deposition and removal are balanced. Thrombomodulin converts thrombin to an anticoagulant enzyme, and also to an antifibrinolytic enzyme by the activation of ”thrombin activatable fibrinolysis inhibitor” (TAFI). This creates a direct molecular connection between coagulation and fibrinolysis cascades. This work aimed at finding a correlation between the risk of deep venous thrombosis and the elevated plasma level of TAFI Key Words: DVT- TAFI- Thrombophilia |