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ReviewCurrent hematologic malignancy reports2015

Is There a Role for Flow Cytometry in the Evaluation of Patients With Myelodysplastic Syndromes?

Anna Porwit

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Review in Current hematologic malignancy reports, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 26% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Anna PorwitDepartment of Pathobiology and Laboratory Medicine, , University Health Network, Toronto General Hospital, 200 Elizabeth Street, 11th Floor, R414, Toronto, ON, M5G 2C4, Canada, anna.porwit@uhn.ca.
University Health Network · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This review focuses on the most recent literature concerning flow cytometry (FCM) application for diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). Aberrant FCM results have been defined as abnormalities in at least three tested features comprising at least two bone marrow (BM) cell compartments. FCM results should be interpreted together with the BM smear cytology, the morphological assessment of BM biopsy, and cytogenetic results. Including FCM in the pre-treatment assessment may provide not only diagnostic but also prognostic information. Further studies are needed to evaluate the role of FCM in individual risk assessment for MDS patients and in therapy choice and/or follow-up.

Indexed as

Flow CytometryAntigens, SurfaceBone Marrow CellsHumansImmunophenotypingMyelodysplastic SyndromesPancytopeniaPrognosisRisk AssessmentTreatment OutcomeAntigens, Surface

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PMID26122389
OpenAlexW818882356

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