Myelodysplastic syndromes associated with acquired hemoglobin H disease / 中华血液学杂志

ABSTRACT

<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To report 7 cases of acquired hemoglobin H in myelodysplastic syndromes.</p><p><b>CASE DATA AND DISCUSSION</b>Clinical materials of the 7 cases were retrospectively presented. Clinical features of the similar cases in literatures were reviewed. The criteria for diagnosis of this entity by Steensma and its pathogenesis were discussed.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>This entity is a new subtype of MDS with unique clinical features and pathogenesis, and might be a proper model in the study of MDS transformation.</p>