Los síndromes mielodisplásicos (SMD) son un grupo de alteraciones que involucran a las células madre hematopoyéticas, caracterizadas por citopenia(s), displasia en una o más líneas celulares, hematopoyesis ineficaz y riesgo mayor para desarrollar leucemia aguda mieloblástica. Su clasificación es complicada debido a la heterogeneidad citogenética que condiciona un fenotipo morfológico y clínico también variable. El valor pronóstico de las alteraciones citogenéticas ha sido analizado en estudios multicéntricos y culminó con el desarrollo del Sistema Internacional Revisado de Puntaje Pronóstico (IPSS-R), que analiza cinco variables pronósticas, entre las que destaca el estudio citogenético. Este estudio ha identificado cinco categorías con valor pronóstico: muy bueno, bueno, intermedio, malo y muy malo. El conocimiento de tales alteraciones ha conducido al estudio de genes involucrados en los distintos arreglos cromosómicos, habiendo identificado mutaciones en cerca de 50 genes, mismos que están relacionados con la transducción de señales, la metilación del ácido desoxirribonucleico (ADN), la regulación de la transcripción y con el proceso de corte y empalme del ARN. Actualmente el estudio citogenético es el estándar de oro para el correcto estudio y clasificación de los SMD.
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