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The impact of cytomorphology, cytogenetics, molecular genetics, and immunophenotyping in a comprehensive diagnostic workup of myelodysplastic syndromes.
Cancer - 1 Oct 2009
Bacher Ulrike, Haferlach Torsten, Kern Wolfgang, Weiss Tamara, Schnittger Susanne, Haferlach Claudia
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BACKGROUND: Because of limited reproducibility of morphologic features, the morphological categorization of initial myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) cases remains a major task in a diagnostic setting. METHODS: To further evaluate the role of additional diagnostic methods for suspected early MDS, the authors analyzed 1965 cases with unclear cytopenia where at least cytomorphology and immunophenotyping were...
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