All I can do is guess. There are others here much more knowledgeable on MDS. I'm sure they'll post if they know. In the meantime, here's a pretty thorough link on MDS and a second one explaining the different components of blood. You'll see the wbc go down different paths when the stem cells differentiate. One is the lymph path and the other myloid.
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ult...s/B/Blood.html
http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic2695.htm
Hope this helps
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Marlene, wife to John DX w/SAA April 2002, Stable partial remission; Treated with High Dose Cytoxan, Johns Hopkins, June 2002. Final phlebotomy 11/2016. As of July 2021 HGB 12.0, WBC 4.70/ANC 3.85, Plts 110K.
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