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In a recent report from the Munich Leukemia Laboratory, German researchers indicated the importance of using multiple tests to correctly diagnose suspected cases of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). Results showed that no test on its own could diagnose every MDS case. A combined approach was the most accurate in distinguishing MDS from other conditions and determining its severity.
To perform the study, researchers applied four tests to almost 2000 suspected early cases of MDS. The two main tests were cytomorphology, or studying cell structure, and immunophenotyping, or a technique to…