What is myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS)?
Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) were first described in the early 1930s. They were not treated as a separate group of disorders until 1976. Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) occurs when the bone marrow and stem cells malfunction.This results in the production of too many defective blood cells and not enough normal blood cells.