Clinical haematology · UKMLA & AKT

Myelodysplastic syndromes

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  • MDS - clonal haematopoietic stem cell disorder causing dysplastic, dysfunctional precursors, ineffective haematopoiesis, and peripheral cytopenias despite a normo- or hypercellular marrow. Sits on a spectrum between bone marrow failure and AML.

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