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ArticleCurrent hematologic malignancy reports2014

I walk the line: how to tell MDS from other bone marrow failure conditions.

Lukasz P Gondek, Amy E DeZern

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Article in Current hematologic malignancy reports, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Importance of classical morphology in the diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome.Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases · 2015
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2 authors.

Lukasz P GondekDepartment of Oncology, Division of Hematological Malignancies, Johns Hopkins University, 1650 Orleans St, CRB1-290, Baltimore, MD, 21231, USA, lgondek1@jhmi.edu.
Amy E DeZern

Funding

TRAINING PROGRAM IN HEMATOLOGYT32HL007525 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI ROBERT A BRODSKY · 1985 to 2026
$6.2M
Hedgehog Signaling in the Progression of Myelodysplastic SyndromesK08HL136894 · NHLBI · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI GONDEK, LUKASZ PAWEL · 2017 to 2021
$859k
NHLBI NIH HHS K08 HL136894NHLBI NIH HHS L30 HL109861NHLBI NIH HHS T32 HL007525
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are clonal hematopoietic stem cell disorders characterized by peripheral cytopenias and ineffective hematopoiesis. MDS is an example of an age-related malignancy and its increasing prevalence and incidence can be attributed to a greater life expectancy in developed countries. Although frequently encountered in hematology/oncology clinics, MDS may constitute a diagnostic challenge especially with equivocal bone marrow morphology. Certain syndromes of bone marrow failure (BMF) may mimic MDS and formulating a correct diagnosis is vital for adequate prognostication as well as therapeutic approaches. Metaphase karyotyping (MK) is a very important diagnostic tool and marker of prognosis and can be an indicator of response to certain therapies. Unfortunately, chromosomal abnormalities may only be found in approximately 50 % of patients with MDS. In this review, we discuss the diagnostic approaches to patients with pancytopenia with a particular focus on the growing number of somatic mutations through new molecular testing.

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Bone MarrowBone Marrow DiseasesHumansLeukemia, Myelomonocytic, ChronicMyelodysplastic SyndromesPrognosis

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PMID25079655
PMCPMC4224968

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