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Letters to the Editor

Platelet count is an independent prognostic factor in myelodysplastic syndromes considered as low risk by French–American–British and World Health Organisation classifications

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Pages 841-843 | Received 19 Jan 2009, Accepted 18 Feb 2009, Published online: 21 Jul 2009

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