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MDS Risk

MDS risk IPSS score IPSS-R score WHO subtype Life expectancy
Lower Low/int–1 ≤4.5 MDS-SLD, MDS- SLD-RS, MDS with isolated del(5q) ≥1–2 years
Higher ≥int–2 >4.5 <1-2 years

Del(5q), deletion of the long arm of chromosome 5; IPSS, International Prognostic Scoring System; int, intermediate; IPSS-R, IPSS-revised; MDS, myelodysplastic syndrome; RS, ringed sideroblasts; SLD, single lineage dysplasia