Impaired formation of erythroblastic islands is associated with erythroid failure and poor prognosis in a significant proportion of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

Haematologica. 2016 May;101(5):e177-81. doi: 10.3324/haematol.2015.129015. Epub 2016 Mar 4.

¹ Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Duisburg, Germany [email protected].
² Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Duisburg, Germany.
³ Department of Oncology, Hematology, and Palliative Treatment, Marienhospital, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Germany.
⁴ Institute of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Duisburg, Germany.
⁵ Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Duisburg, Germany.
⁶ Department II, Oncology and Hematology, St. Johannes Clinic, Duisburg, Germany.

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Keywords: anemia; erythroblastic island; erythropoiesis; myelodysplastic syndromes; prognosis.

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