title: Primary acquired sideroblastic anemia and myelodysplastic syndrome from a geriatric point of view.
abstract: The median age of occurrence of primary acquired sideroblastic anemia is 74.4 years, with a range of 12 to 96 years (calculated from 452 cases). Of 445 cases, 60.4% were male, and 39.6% female. Not only primary acquired sideroblastic anemia, but the entire myelodysplastic syndrome must be considered as a disease of old age.
authors.affiliation: Clinic of Internal Medicine II, Tg Mureş-Marosvásárhely.
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hadnagy
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000756:Anemia, Sideroblastic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology