Del 11(q23) as a prognostic factor of iron overload in refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts
São Paulo med. j
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115(4): 1513-5, jul.-ago. 1997. ilus, graf
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RESUMEN
We present the case of a patient with MDS RARS subtype with loss of part of the long arm of chromosome 11 del 11(q23). This a cytogenetic abnormality that occurs in 7 percent to 20 percent of RARS cases not related to poor prognosis. It seems that this deletion is a marker of iron overload in MDS.
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Main subject:
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11
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Anemia, Refractory
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Chromosome Aberrations
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Iron Overload
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Anemia, Sideroblastic
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
São Paulo med. j
Journal subject:
Cirurgia Geral
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Cincia
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Ginecologia
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Medicine
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Medicina Interna
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Obstetr¡cia
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Pediatria
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Sa£de Mental
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Sa£de P£blica
Year:
1997
Type:
Article
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