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Old Wed Oct 17, 2012, 07:40 PM
DanL DanL is offline
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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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MDS RCMD w/grade 2-3 fibrosis. Allo-MUD Feb 26, 2014. Relapsed August 2014. Free and clear of MDS since November 2014 after treatment with Vidaza and Rituxan. Experiencing autoimmune attack on CNS thought to be GVHD, some gut, skin and ocular cGVHD. Neuropathy over 80% of body.
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