True monozomy of chromosome 5 is presumably not an isolated cytogenetic entity in myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS).
Abstrakt
Various aberations of chromosome 5 are common cytogenetics findings in bone marrow cells of patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). The most frequent is interstitial deletion del(5q) occuring as a sole abnormality or in combination with additional chromosomal changes....