Table 1.

MDS entities according to WHO-HAEM5 2022 and ICC 2022 classifications

WHO-HAEM5 2022ICC 2022
MDS with defining genetic abnormalities  
MDS with low blasts and isolated 5q deletion MDS with del(5q) 
MDS with low blasts and SF3B1 mutation  MDS with mutated SF3B1 
MDS with biallelic TP53 inactivation MDS with mutated TP53 
MDS, morphologically defined  
MDS with low blasts (<5% blasts; dysplasia is a prerequisite)  
MDS with low blasts and single-lineage dysplasia (MDS-LB-SLD)
MDS with low blasts and multilineage dysplasia (MDS-LB-MLD)
MDS with ring sideroblasts (MDS-RS) 
MDS, NOS without dysplasia
MDS, NOS with single lineage
MDS, NOS with multilineage dysplasia 
MDS, hypoplastic (<5% blasts)  
MDS with increased blasts (5% to <20% blasts)  
MDS-IB1 (5% to <10% blasts)
MDS-IB2 (10% to <20% blasts)
MDS with fibrosis (5% to <20% blasts) 
MDS with excess blasts (5% to <10% blasts)
MDS/AML (10% to <20% blasts) 
WHO-HAEM5 2022ICC 2022
MDS with defining genetic abnormalities  
MDS with low blasts and isolated 5q deletion MDS with del(5q) 
MDS with low blasts and SF3B1 mutation  MDS with mutated SF3B1 
MDS with biallelic TP53 inactivation MDS with mutated TP53 
MDS, morphologically defined  
MDS with low blasts (<5% blasts; dysplasia is a prerequisite)  
MDS with low blasts and single-lineage dysplasia (MDS-LB-SLD)
MDS with low blasts and multilineage dysplasia (MDS-LB-MLD)
MDS with ring sideroblasts (MDS-RS) 
MDS, NOS without dysplasia
MDS, NOS with single lineage
MDS, NOS with multilineage dysplasia 
MDS, hypoplastic (<5% blasts)  
MDS with increased blasts (5% to <20% blasts)  
MDS-IB1 (5% to <10% blasts)
MDS-IB2 (10% to <20% blasts)
MDS with fibrosis (5% to <20% blasts) 
MDS with excess blasts (5% to <10% blasts)
MDS/AML (10% to <20% blasts) 

IB1/2, increased blasts type 1/2; ICC, International Consensus Classification; LB, low blasts; MLD, multilineage dysplasia; NOS, not otherwise specified; RS, ring sideroblasts; SLD, single-lineage dysplasia.

When SF3B1 mutation analysis is not available and ring sideroblasts constitute ≥15% of erythroid precursors.

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