Nature Communications (Apr 2017)

Clonal evolution in myelodysplastic syndromes

  • Pedro da Silva-Coelho,
  • Leonie I. Kroeze,
  • Kenichi Yoshida,
  • Theresia N. Koorenhof-Scheele,
  • Ruth Knops,
  • Louis T. van de Locht,
  • Aniek O. de Graaf,
  • Marion Massop,
  • Sarah Sandmann,
  • Martin Dugas,
  • Marian J. Stevens-Kroef,
  • Jaroslav Cermak,
  • Yuichi Shiraishi,
  • Kenichi Chiba,
  • Hiroko Tanaka,
  • Satoru Miyano,
  • Theo de Witte,
  • Nicole M. A. Blijlevens,
  • Petra Muus,
  • Gerwin Huls,
  • Bert A. van der Reijden,
  • Seishi Ogawa,
  • Joop H. Jansen

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms15099
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 11

Abstract

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Myelodysplastic syndromes are a broad group of haematopoietic malignancies that often progress to acute myeloid leukaemia. Here, the authors show that linear and branched evolution occurs within myelodysplastic syndrome and these patterns can be impacted by treatment.