title: Morphology and classification of myelodysplastic syndromes.
abstract: The FAB classification has provided a common language for clinicians and pathologists in the investigation of myelodysplasia. It has also provided prognostic information, given the excellent correlation between FAB subgroup and survival (see Table 2). Refinements in immunologic and cytogenetic typing should provide further prognostic power and correlation with the underlying biologic processes.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Kouides
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Bennett
mesh_terms: D006410:Hematopoiesis; D006801:Humans; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*