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    MDS UNCLASSIFIABLE

    Normal Red Blood Cells Abnormal Red Blood Cells Normal White Blood Cells Normal Platelets Blasts MDS UNCLASSIFIABLE (MDS-U) MDS-U exhibits the features of the blood and bone marrow don’t fit any of the other subtypes. One or more types of blood cells are low in the bloodstream, but less than 10% of that cell type […]

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    MDS WITH ISOLATED DEL(5Q)

    Normal Red Blood Cells Abnormal Red Blood Cells Normal White Blood Cells Normal Platelets Blasts MDS WITH ISOLATED DEL(5Q) MDS with isolated del(5q) is identified when part of chromosome 5 is missing (deleted), this change is called del(5q). One additional chromosome abnormality is also permitted as long as it does not involve chromosome 7. There […]

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    PROVISIONAL ENTITY

    Normal Red Blood Cells Abnormal White Blood Cells Normal Platelets Blasts Provisional Entity: Refractory Cytopenia of Childhood (RCC) Refractory Cytopenia of Childhood (RCC) is characterized by persistent cytopenia with less than 5%blasts in bone marrow and less than 2% blasts in the bloodstream. This is the most common subtype of childhood MDS.

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    MDS WITH EXCESS BLASTS

    Normal Red Blood Cells Abnormal Red Blood Cells Normal White Blood Cells Abnormal White Blood Cells Normal Platelets Abnormal Platelets Blasts MDS WITH EXCESS BLASTS (MDS-EB) MDS-EB exhibits a low number of one or more types of blood cells in the bloodstream that also look abnormal in the bone marrow with an increased number of […]

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    MDS WITH RING SIDEROBLASTS

    Normal Red Blood Cells Abnormal Red Blood Cells Normal White Blood Cells Abnormal White Blood Cells Normal Platelets Abnormal Platelets Blasts MDS WITH RING SIDEROBLASTS (MDS-RS) MDS-RS exhibits a low number of one or more types of blood cells in the bloodstream and bone marrow. At least 15% of immature red blood cell precursors (contain a […]

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    MDS WITH MULTILINEAGE DYSPLASIA

    Normal Red Blood Cells Abnormal Red Blood Cells Normal White Blood Cells Abnormal White Blood Cells Normal Platelets Abnormal Platelets Blasts MDS WITH MULTILINEAGE DYSPLASIA (MDS-MLD) MDS-MDL exhibits a low number of one or more types of blood cells in the bloodstream and two or more types of blood cells look abnormal in the bone […]

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    MDS WITH SINGLE LINEAGE DYSPLASIA

    Normal Red Blood Cells Abnormal Red Blood Cells Normal White Blood Cells Normal Platelets Blasts MDS WITH SINGLE LINEAGE DYSPLASIA (MDS-SLD) MDS-SLD exhibits a low number of one to two types of blood cells in the bloodstream and one type of blood cell looks abnormal (dysplasia) in the bone marrow. For the affected cell type, […]