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Molecular bases of myelodysplastic syndromes: lessons from animal models.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Jun 2009
Komeno Yukiko, Kitaura Jiro, Kitamura Toshio
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Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a clonal disorder of hematopietic stem cells characterized by ineffective hematopoiesis, peripheral blood cytopenia, morphologic dysplasia, and susceptibility to acute myeloid leukemia. Several mechanisms have been suggested as causes of MDS: unbalanced chromosomal abnormalities reflecting a gain or loss of chromosomal material, point mutations of transcription factors, and...
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