Expert Video - Which genetic mutations and cytogenetic changes have a less favorable response to MDS treatment?

Rafael Bejar, MD, PhD, of the MDS Center of Excellence at the University of California San Diego, discusses cytogenetic changes such as a deletion or partial deletion of chromosome 7 which are linked to poorer outcomes with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS). He also discusses how a mutation in the gene TP53 or multiple chromosomal abnormalities indicate less favorable responses to MDS treatment.

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