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Old Sun Jun 20, 2010, 08:53 PM
Neil Cuadra Neil Cuadra is offline
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The difference between MDS and AML is in the count of blast cells (myeloblasts, the immature blood cells), which is determined with a bone marrow biopsy and aspiration. If the count is less than 20% blasts, the disease is considered MDS. More than 20% is considered AML.
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