Journal of Blood Disorders & Transfusion

Mervat M. Mattar

Publications

• Research Article
  Myelodysplastic Syndrome: An Egyptian Experience
  Author(s): Noha M. El Husseiny, Shereef A. Mohamed and Mervat M. MattarNoha M. El Husseiny, Shereef A. Mohamed and Mervat M. Mattar
  
  Background: Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) incidence is unclear because of historical lack of populationbased registration and possibly because of under diagnosis. Purpose: To present some retrospective data on the epidemiology of Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) in Egypt, as reflected by a single centre which is the largest tertiary referral center of Haematology in Egypt. Patients and Methods: Patients diagnosed with MDS and referred to Clinical Haematology unit of Internal Medicine Department Cairo University, Egypt between 2007-2010 were identified. Complete demographic and clinical data, laboratory results, treatment modalities were collected and analyzed. Results: Sixty nine patients with MDS were identified. Thirty nine (57%) females, thirty (43%) male subjects. Mean age was 55 years. Nine (13%) patients were positive for HCV. Mean ferretin level was 844 .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-9864.1000121

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