Hi Leslie,
Here is an article about ethnicity and malignant hematological diseases. They don´t write anything about MDS and different groups - only about leukemia (lower risk for African American), lymphoma (lower risk) and myeloma (higher risk).
http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/att...1209492273.pdf
Kind regards
Birgitta-A
69 yo, dx MDS Interm-1 May 2006, transfusion dependent, Desferal 4 days with transfusions for iron overload, Neupogen 2 injections/week for low white blood cells, asymptomatic