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Definitions and standards in the diagnosis and treatment of the myelodysplastic syndromes: Consensus statements and report from a working conference.

P. Valent, H. Horny, J. Bennett, C. Fonatsch, U. Germing, P. Greenberg, T. Haferlach, D. Haase, Hans Kolb, O. Krieger, M. Loken, A. A. van de Loosdrecht, K. Ogata, A. Órfão, M. Pfeilstöcker, B. Rüter, W. Sperr, R. Stauder, D. Wells

2007.6.1LEUKEMIA RESEARCH

DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2006.11.009

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Concerning the diagnostic interface, minimal diagnostic criteria for MDS are proposed, and for patients with unexplained cytopenia who do not fulfill these criteria, the term 'idiopathic cy topenia of uncertain significance' (ICUS) is suggested.

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VALENT, P., et al. Definitions and standards in the diagnosis and treatment of the myelodysplastic syndromes: Consensus statements and report from a working conference. LEUKEMIA RESEARCH, 2007, 31 6: 727–36.