Myelodysplastic Syndrome with 6q Deletion as the Sole Chromosome Abnormality in an Iranian Patient: A Case Report with Review of Literature.

Abstract

The myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) is a highly heterogenous disorder and karyotype analysis is helpful for diagnostic and prognostic estimation. Deletion in long arm chromosome 6 (6q del) as a sole abnormality is a rare event in MDS. This is the first case report of del (6q) as the only observed diagnostic change in Iran. We also reviewed the literature of this cytogenetic lesion.

Keywords

• Deletion 6q
• Iran
• Myelodysplastic syndrome