Refractory anemia with excess of blasts
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Refractory anemia with excess of blasts (RAEB) is a type of myelodysplastic syndrome{{Cite journal |vauthors=Palmieri S, D'Arco AM, Celentano M, etal |title=An antecedent diagnosis of refractory anemia with excess blasts has no prognostic relevance in acute myeloid leukemia of older adult patients |journal=Ann. Oncol. |volume=17 |issue=7 |pages=1146–51 |date=July 2006 |pmid=16687417 |doi=10.1093/annonc/mdl083 |doi-access=free }} with a marrow blast percentage of 5% to 19%.{{Cite journal|vauthors=Estey E, Thall P, Beran M, Kantarjian H, Pierce S, Keating M |title=Effect of diagnosis (refractory anemia with excess blasts, refractory anemia with excess blasts in transformation, or acute myeloid leukemia [AML]) on outcome of AML-type chemotherapy |journal=Blood |volume=90 |issue=8 |pages=2969–77 |date=October 1997 |pmid=9376577 |doi= 10.1182/blood.V90.8.2969|url=http://www.bloodjournal.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=9376577|doi-access=free }}
In MeSH, "Smoldering leukemia" is classified under RAEB.{{MeshName|Leukemia,+Smoldering}}
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- [http://www.cancer.gov/dictionary?CdrID=46583 Smoldering leukemia] entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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