Current concepts of myelodysplastic syndrome: literature review

Abstract

Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a heterogeneous group of clonal diseases of the blood system arising from mutation of the hematopoietic stem cell and characterized by cytopenia as a result of ineffective hematopoiesis, signs of dysmyelopoiesis and a high risk of transformation into acute leukemia. More than 80% of patients with MDS are over 60 years old. About 25 thousand new cases are diagnosed annually in Europe. Given the steady aging of the European population, it is believed that the number of patients with MDS will only increase in the coming decades. In addition, signs of myelodysplasia can be detected in the bone marrow or peripheral blood, not only in MDS, but also in other non-clonal diseases. The role of thyroid hormones in hematopoiesis is known, which does not exclude the development of dysmyelopoiesis in hypothyroidism

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