Rise of the Clones: Myelodysplastic Syndrome to Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Blood Cancer Discov. 2022 Jul 6;3(4):270-272. doi: 10.1158/2643-3230.BCD-22-0046.

Abstract

Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) describes a family of blood disorders driven by the clonal expansion of mutated blood cells that can evolve into secondary acute myeloid leukemia (sAML). Two new studies use single-cell and deep sequencing to elucidate the progression of MDS to AML, revealing discrete clonal architectures and the driving role of signaling mutations.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Clonal Evolution / genetics
  • Clone Cells
  • Humans
  • Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute* / diagnosis
  • Myelodysplastic Syndromes* / complications
  • Neoplasms, Second Primary* / genetics