Red blood cell alloimmunization in transfused patients with myelodysplastic syndrome or chronic myelomonocytic leukemia
β Scribed by Cristina Sanz; Meritxell Nomdedeu; Mohamad Belkaid; Irene Martinez; Benet Nomdedeu; Arturo Pereira
- Book ID
- 117961441
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 275 KB
- Volume
- 53
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0372-1248
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## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Approximately 15,000 new cases of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are expected in the United States each year. ## METHODS The mainstay for the management of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is supportive therapy with red blood cell (RBC) transfusions to improve the patie