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. 2010 Jan 26;2(1):e1. doi: 10.4081/hr.2010.e1

Table 1. Simplified myelodysplastic syndrome risk score (0–15 Points).

Prognostic Factor Coefficient Points
Performance status
 ≥2 0,267 2
Age, y
 60–64 0.179 1
 ≥65 0.336 2
Platelets, x109/L
 <30 0.418 3
 30–49 0.270 2
 50–199 0.184 1
Hemoblobin <12 g/dL 0.274 2
Bone marrow blasts, %
 5–10 0.222 1
 11–29 0.260 2
WBC >20×109/L 0.258 2
Karyotype: Chromosome 7 abnormality
or complex ≥3 abnormalities
0.479 3
Prior transfusion, yes 0.107 1

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