chromosome 5q deletion syndrome

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What does chromosome 5q deletion syndrome mean?

An acquired hematological disorder characterized by loss of part of the long arm of human chromosome 5 in bone marrow myelocyte cells, and resulting in macrocytic anemia, often a moderate thrombocytosis, erythroblastopenia, and megakaryocyte hyperplasia with nuclear hypolobation.

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