Open AccessA Practical, Comprehensive Classification for Pediatric Myelodysplastic Syndromes: The CCC System
Author(s) -
Karen Mandel,
Yigal Dror,
Annette Poon,
Melvin H. Freedman
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of pediatric hematology/oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.388
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1536-3678
pISSN - 1077-4114
DOI - 10.1097/00043426-200210000-00028
Subject(s) - medicine , myelodysplastic syndromes , schema (genetic algorithms) , chronic myelomonocytic leukemia , cytogenetics , pediatrics , juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia , disease , pathology , bone marrow , stem cell , machine learning , haematopoiesis , biochemistry , chemistry , genetics , biology , computer science , chromosome , gene
Pediatric myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are biologically diverse. The French-American-British (FAB) classification of adult forms of MDS is not always applicable because many pediatric patients do not fit into any of the categories. To circumvent the FAB schema and other flawed formats, the authors developed a practical classification system for childhood MDS.