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Updates in cytogenetics and molecular markers in MDS.
Current hematologic malignancy reports - 1 Jun 2011
Tiu Ramon V, Visconte Valeria, Traina Fabiola, Schwandt Anita, Maciejewski Jaroslaw P
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Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are clonal hematologic neoplasms that can result in cytopenias and increase the risk of leukemic transformation. The disease is characterized by several recurrent cytogenetic defects, which can affect diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment. Metaphase cytogenetics (MC) is the gold standard in karyotypic analysis in hematology. Progress in molecular analysis, including additional...
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