Thank you Dan. This was very helpful.
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Originally Posted by DanL
Normal chromosomes simply means that you don't have any notable damage to your chromosomes. MDS patients have a high rate of chromosomal abnormalities such as monosomy 7, del 5q, trisomy 8, and others. The relevance is that the damage to certain chromosomes may foretell how aggressive your disease course is. Normal cytogenetics is a lower risk factor than say a monosomy 7. Multiple cytogenetic anomalies tend to suggest a more advanced disease.
I hope this answers your question.
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DX MDS RA Low Risk August 2012. DX Changed to MDS RAEB1. Progressed to AML July 2013. Participated in clinical chemo trial CPX351 and relapsed four months later in March 2014. Maintenance chemo -VIDAZA (AZA) stopped after 4 rounds. Awaiting full report from BMB.
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