Myelodysplastic syndromes
Subtitle: clinical and biological advances
By: [edited by] Peter L. Greenberg.
Contributors: Greenberg, Peter L.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Cambridge; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 336
Subjects: Myelodysplastic syndromes.; Myelodysplastic Syndromes.
Description: Describes the clinical classification, underlying biological mechanisms and treatment of the myelodysplastic syndromes. The chapters cover all aspects of the myelodysplastic syndromes, from an in-depth analysis of the multifactorial nature of this disease, including an assessment of stromal, immunological and stem cell abnormalities, to a review of recent molecular and cytogenetic discoveries and insights.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Clinical and prognostic characterization of MDS / Peter Greenberg; title: Morphologic classifications of MDS; title: FAB and WHO / Richard Brunning; title: Pathogenetic mechanisms underlying MDS / Peter Greenberg; title: Cytogenetic abnormalities in MDS / Harold J. Olney and Michelle M. Le Beau; title: Molecular mechanisms and gene expression patterns in MDS / Wolf-Karsten Hofmann and Phillip Koeffler; title: Immunologic mechanisms and treatment of MDS / A. John Barrett, Elaine Sloand and Neal S. Young; title: Biologically targeted therapies for MDS / Andrew Buresh and Alan List; title: Supportive care in MDS: hemopoietic cytokines and iron chelation therapy / Jason Gotlib and Peter Greenberg; title: Hematopoietic cell transplantation options in MDS / Joachim Deeg and Bart Scott; title: Health-related quality of life in MDS: conceptualization, measurement and implications / Mary Thomas.