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Complex, Not Monosomal, Karyotype Is the Cytogenetic Marker of Poorest Prognosis in Patients With Primary Myelodysplastic Syndrome
15 Jan 2013
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PURPOSE: Complex karyotype (CK) is the poorest risk factor in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). It has recently been reported that monosomal karyotype (MK) worsens the prognosis of patients with CK. PATIENTS AND METHODS; We analyzed 1,054 adult patients with MDS with an abnormal karyotype from the Spanish Registry of MDS. The aim of the study was to describe the incidence, characteristics, and...
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