Evaluation of multiparametric flow cytometry in diagnosis & prognosis of myelodysplastic syndrome in India

Authors :: Amrita Saraf
Manorama Bhargava
Jyoti Kotwal
Nitin Gupta
Vandana Arya
Shyam Aggarwal
Gaurav Dhingra
Sabina Langer
Jasmita Dass
Source :: Indian Journal of Medical Research, Vol 152, Iss 3, Pp 254-262 (2020), The Indian Journal of Medical Research
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2020.
Abstract: Background & objectives: Diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is subjective in low-grade cases with 1 cell compartment could diagnose most MDS patients. Patients with high flow scores had high R-IPSS scores. Patient with flow score ≥3 and borderline cytomorphology should be observed closely for the development of MDS.

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