Hi Bebop - Don't I wish that I was 47 again!
Actually the "47" is part of the Karyotype definition for my MDS. I was 65 when diagnosed, and that's the cut-off year for transplants here in Ontario, Canada.
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Ric: Low-risk MDS (blasts <4%); 4 cycles Revlimid no positive response; PRBC transfusion dependent; so far, 392'units' over 8 3/4 years; BMB #4 (15/04/01) shows evolution to AML (blasts 20-30%
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47,XY,del(5) (q22q35),+21[24][cp24]/46,XY(1).