Autoimmune diseases in myelodysplastic syndrome favors patients survival: A case control study and literature review

We conducted a monocentric retrospective study of patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and autoimmune or inflammatory disorders (AIMs) and a literature review. We analyzed the association with subgroups of the WHO 2016 MDS classification and patient's survival in a case control study. Risk factors associated with survival were analyzed by uni- and multivariate analysis. From all MDS patients 11% presented with AIMs. These were...