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BOF 160 Myelodysplastic syndromes, all are true except 1-seen increasingly in old people but no age is
exempted 2-cytopenias are very common and dysplastic changes in
the bone marrow are seen 3-up to 40 % will progress to AML 4-5q- syndrome has a relatively good prognosis and is
seen mainly in woman 5-the commonest type is refractory anaemia