Which of the World Health Organization's MDS Subgroups Contains Two

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the World Health Organization's MDS subgroups contains two or more cytopenias, rare or no blasts, <1 × 10⁹/L monocytes in the peripheral blood, <5% blasts, and <15% ringed sideroblasts in the bone marrow?

• A) MDS-SLD
• B) MDS-RS-SLD
• C) MDS-MLD
• D) MDS-EB-2

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