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Do small increases in serum ferritin impact prognosis in lower-risk MDS patients?

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This study was conducted with partial support from National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq).

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  1. Cancer Cytogenomic Laboratory, Post‑graduate Program in Medical Science, Federal University of Ceara, Rua Coronel Nunes de Melo, 1000 ‑ 2° andar‑ Rodolfo Teófilo, Fortaleza, CE, 60430‑275, Brazil

    Anacelia Gomes de Matos Mota, Priscila da Silva Mendonça, Howard Lopes Ribeiro Junior, Ana Patrícia Nogueira Aguiar, Ronald Feitosa Pinheiro & Silvia Maria Meira Magalhães

  2. Post-Graduate Program in Medical Science, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil

    Anacelia Gomes de Matos Mota, Priscila da Silva Mendonça, Howard Lopes Ribeiro Junior, Ana Patrícia Nogueira Aguiar, Ronald Feitosa Pinheiro & Silvia Maria Meira Magalhães

  3. Walter Cantidio University Hospital, Federal University of Ceara, EBSERH, Fortaleza, Brazil

    Priscila da Silva Mendonça

  4. Post-Graduate Program in Translational Medicine. Drug Research and Development Center, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Ceara, Brazil

    Howard Lopes Ribeiro Junior

  5. Department of Clinical Medicine, Federal University of Ceara, Fortaleza, Brazil

    Ronald Feitosa Pinheiro & Silvia Maria Meira Magalhães

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Mota, A.G.M., da Silva Mendonça, P., Ribeiro Junior, H.L. et al. Do small increases in serum ferritin impact prognosis in lower-risk MDS patients?. Int J Hematol 111, 742–744 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12185-020-02848-3

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