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Originally Posted by natalieianne
Why? I have read studies with q13 deletion and aplastic anemia and my doctor has never mentioned MDS to me. Where did you get your information so I can research that too and form some questions before my next appointment. And thanks for suggesting I look in the other form.
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Here's a good resource that mentions that AA with del13q is "clinically benign" and can be treated like traditional AA. Del 13q can show up in MDS or AA.
http://atlasgeneticsoncology.org/Ano...13qID1310.html
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58 yo female, dx 9/08, AA/hypo-MDS, subclinical PNH, ATG/CsA 12/08, partial response. small trisomy 6 clone, low-dose cyclosporine dependent
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