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Refractory anemia with excess blasts

What is Refractory anemia with excess blasts?

Refractory anemia with excess blasts (RAEB) is a frequent severe subtype of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS; see this term) characterized by cytopenias with unilineage or multilineage dysplasia and 5% to 19% blasts in bone marrow or blood.

Other condition names

  • RAEB

Inheritance type

Not applicable

Age of Onset

  • Adult
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