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syndrome

In medicine, a set of signs and symptoms that always occur together, thus characterizing a particular condition or disorder.
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Doctors had only given the 74-year-old months to live after being diagnosed with a blood disorder called myelodysplastic syndrome.
ANGUISH OVER BELOVED WIFE'S FATAL HEAD BLOW by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
They used a radiolabeled antibody to deliver targeted doses of radiation, followed by a stem cell transplant, to successfully treat a group of leukemia and pre-leukemia patients, The study showed that patients with advanced acute myeloid leukemia or high-risk myelodysplastic syndrome - a pre-leukemic condition - experienced a remission with the help of combination of low-intensity chemotherapy, targeted radiation delivery by an antibody and a stem-cell transplant.
New therapy shows promise in treating advanced leukemia by Asian News International
Up until now, there has been no known treatment for the disorder -- called myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) -- besides bone-marrow transplant, which is suitable for only a small percentage of patients.
Drug halves death rate in pre-leukaemia patients: study by AFP / AFP Global Edition
 
 
 
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