MDS

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aspiringmd1015

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why does myelodysplastic syndrome cause ringed sideroblasts? is it due to the cells literally not making protoporphyrin fast enough?
 
I think it's that the cell does such a poor job of growing/reproducing normally (since the cells are dysplastic) that it is not able to properly process the iron and protoporphyrin.