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Myelodysplastic syndromes



Myelodysplastic syndromes: Introduction

Myelodysplastic syndromes: A group of syndromes characterized by a disruption in the production of blood cells. Often the bone marrow increases production of various blood cells but because many of them are defective, they are destroyed before the reach the blood stream. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Myelodysplastic syndromes is available below.

Symptoms of Myelodysplastic syndromes

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Myelodysplastic syndromes: Complications

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Misdiagnosis and Myelodysplastic syndromes

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Hospitals & Clinics: Myelodysplastic syndromes

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Myelodysplastic syndromes: Rare Types

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Causes of Myelodysplastic syndromes

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Prognosis for Myelodysplastic syndromes

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Clinical Trials for Myelodysplastic syndromes

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Definitions of Myelodysplastic syndromes:

A myelodysplastic syndrome characterized mainly by dysplasia of the erythroid series. Refractory anemia is uncommon. It is primarily a disease of older adults. The median survival exceeds 5 years. (WHO, 2001) -- 2003 - (Source - Diseases Database)

Myelodysplastic syndromes is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Myelodysplastic syndromes, or a subtype of Myelodysplastic syndromes, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Myelodysplastic syndromes as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet


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