Impaired formation of erythroblastic islands is associated with erythroid failure and poor prognosis in a significant proportion of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes

• Guntram Buesche,
• Huesniye Teoman,
• Aristoteles Giagounidis,
• Gudrun Göhring,
• Brigitte Schlegelberger,
• Arnold Ganser,
• Carlo Aul,
• Hans-Heinrich Kreipe

Affiliations

Guntram Buesche

Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Duisburg, Germany

Huesniye Teoman

Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Duisburg, Germany

Aristoteles Giagounidis

Department of Oncology, Hematology, and Palliative Treatment, Marienhospital, Düsseldorf, Duisburg, Germany

Gudrun Göhring

Institute of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Duisburg, Germany

Brigitte Schlegelberger

Institute of Human Genetics, Hannover Medical School, Duisburg, Germany

Arnold Ganser

Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Duisburg, Germany

Carlo Aul

Department II, Oncology and Hematology, St. Johannes Clinic, Duisburg, Germany

Hans-Heinrich Kreipe

Institute of Pathology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Duisburg, Germany