title: Myelodysplasia.
abstract: The myelodysplastic syndrome has recently explained obscure anaemias, neutropenias and thrombocytopenias to haematologists, yet the concept remains puzzling to doctors outside the field. This review aims to introduce to non-specialists one of the commonest blood disorders in the elderly.
authors.affiliation: Royal Victoria Hospital, Bournemouth.
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Hamblin
mesh_terms: D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000235:genetics / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy