title: Impaired formation of erythroblastic islands is associated with erythroid failure and poor prognosis in a significant proportion of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Duisburg, Germany buesche.guntram@mh-hannover.de.
authors.forename: Guntram
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Buesche
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Duisburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Huesniye
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Teoman
authors.affiliation: Department of Oncology, Hematology, and Palliative Treatment, Marienhospital, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Aristoteles
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giagounidis
authors.affiliation: Institute of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Duisburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Gudrun
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Göhring
authors.affiliation: Institute of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Duisburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schlegelberger
authors.affiliation: Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Duisburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Arnold
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ganser
authors.affiliation: Department II, Oncology and Hematology, St. Johannes Clinic, Duisburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Aul
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Duisburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Hans-Heinrich
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kreipe
mesh_terms: D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D004900:Erythroblasts / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology; D004920:Erythropoiesis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009190:Myelodysplastic Syndromes / Q000378:metabolism / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology
keywords: anemia; erythroblastic island; erythropoiesis; myelodysplastic syndromes; prognosis