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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1];Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Nawal Muazam M.D.[2]

Prognosis

Prognosis is directly related to:

• The number of bone marrow blast cells
• Cytogenetic abnormalities
• The amount of peripheral blood cytopenias