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RDW means red cell distribution width. Marked variation in red cell size causes increased RDW and is common in MDS, also referred to as anisocytosis. My RDW runs about 26-27 (range 11.6-13.7), and nobody cares a hoot, so I don't either. You have to look at the whole package.
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Margaret, age 68, dx MDS 5 q- 5/09- now RCMD; also MGUS. TP53 and TET2 mutations
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