Cytogenetic abnormalities in a series of 1029 patients with primary myelodysplastic syndromes

doi:10.1002/cncr.23977

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Cytogenetic abnormalities in a series of 1029 patients with primary myelodysplastic syndromes

5 Nov 2008

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BACKGROUND: Conventional karyotype has an established role in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and is included in the International Prognostic Scoring System (IPSS) for patient risk stratification and treatment selection. Although some chromosomal abnormalities have been well characterized, the significance of several miscellaneous, infrequent, single chromosomal abnormalities remains to be defined. In addition,...

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