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Originally Posted by Deanna16
Jill, the quote you mention above...I thought folks with MDS have blast cells...would the presence of blast cell make it distinguishable from Idiopathic AA?
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Not always..some MDS patients have fewer than 5% blasts. An increase in blasts means progression towards AML (20% blasts).
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100 Questions and Answers About Myelodysplastic Syndrome
MDS is best classified as a syndrome of similarly related diseases of bone marrow failure in which the common clinical feature is low blood counts (especially anemia) and the common pathologic feature is dysplasia of one or more blood cell types. In my case, I also have multiple chromosome abnormalities, but not all MDS patients do. Yesterday I found out I also now have Monosomy 7, frequently found in MDS.
Jill
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Jill, 58 y/o female dx with MDS-U June 2008, IPSS:Int. 2. Allogeneic SCT May 25, 2010. Relapsed January 2011. Started Vidaza (azacitadine) Feb. 2011; Currently on cycle #58
, IV, 5-days every six weeks. WBC 5.3, Hgb 13.0, PLT 110 (2/16/18)