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GREG:
it's not that he has charachteristics that would place him in more that one category of MDS or that he some but not others to place him in one particular category. rather he doesn't seem to have any of the characteristics as defined by WHO/FAB. i've asked about this and they say it is still probably MDS.
i don't understand and need to clarify. is there some undefined category of MDS i missed, or do they mean it will end up as MDS? for example one biopsy showed a slight elevation in megakaryocytes, but his circulating platelets were normal. so is there some type of feeback compensation that the elevated megakayocytes are keeping platelets normal in the meantime but eventually it will catch up and there will be low platelets? also hemoglobin is elevated, but erythropetin, hematocrit, oxygen binding, etc. all normal. are they expecting this to change? it's very confusing.
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