title: [Advances of study on immunophenotyping of myelodysplastic syndromes-review].
abstract: The myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of heterogeneous hematological disorders and characterized by abnormalities of bone marrow myeloblasts in morphology and count, ineffective hematopoiesis, decrease of peripheral blood cells and high risk of transforming into acute myeloid leukemia. In this review, the morphological examination of bone marrow, bone marrow biopsy, karyotyping analysis of chromosome, and the significance of flow cytometric immunophenotyping for diagnosis and prognosis of MDS patients are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province People Hospital, Nanjing 210029, Jiangsu Province, China.
authors.forename: Chun
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Qiao
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: Yu-Jie
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jian-Yong
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016130:Immunophenotyping; D007621:Karyotyping; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology