Numerous studies have demonstrated a significant increase in apoptosis in patients having MDS using different methodologies.7,8,9,10 The frequency and percentage of cells showing apoptosis in these patients vary depending on the methodology used and cell population analyzed. Apoptotic cell death can... 

Disease of bone marrow cells There are several subtypes of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), but they are all disorders in which the cells in the bone marrow don’t function normally and not enough normal blood cells are produced. MDS usually occurs in older people, typically starting after age 50....