The Proliferation Index of Erythroid Cells Predicts the Development of Transfusion-dependence in Myelodysplastic Syndrome Patients With Mildly Reduced Hemoglobin Levels at Initial Diagnosis

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Molecular Cell Biology, GROW-School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands.
• ² Department of Clinical Chemistry & Hematology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands.
• ³ Central Diagnostic Laboratory (CDL), Maastricht University Medical Center, The Netherlands.
• ⁴ Department of Hematology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
• ⁵ Nordic-MUbio, Susteren, The Netherlands.