title: Causality of myelodysplasia and acute myeloid leukemia and their genetic abnormalities.
abstract: New insights into causative factors for the development of myelodysplasia (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), with associations to specific cytogenetic and genetic abnormalities have been obtained primarily from studies of patients with the therapy-related subsets of the two diseases. Current knowledge now makes it possible to distinguish between at least seven major genetic subgroups of MDS and AML, and has directed research towards more specific causative factors also for de novo MDS and AML.
authors.affiliation: Cytogenetic Laboratory, Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Clinical Genetics, Juliane Marie Center, University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pedersen-Bjergaard
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Christiansen
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Andersen
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Skovby
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D006801:Humans; D007951:Leukemia, Myeloid / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics*