Scientists launch 20-Year MDS watch to unlock disease secrets

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

* INCLUSION CRITERIA - MDS Participants * Either sex, any age. * Histologically or cytologically suspected or confirmed myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), myelodysplastic syndromes/myeloproliferative neoplasms (MDS/MPN), MDS/myeloproliferative neoplasm with ringed sideroblasts and thrombocytosis (MDS/MPN-RS-T), myelodysplastic syndromes/myeloproliferative neoplasms unclassified (MDS/MPN-U), chronic myelomonocytic leukemia (CMML), atypical chronic myeloid leukemia (aCML), secondary acute myeloid leukemia (sAML) with antecedent MDS or MDS/MPN, or participants who have precursor conditions that are associated with a risk of progression to MDS, including but not limited to clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential (CHIP) and clonal cytopenia of unknown significance (CCUS). * Participants may have had any amount of prior therapy and may be receiving MDS-directed therapy at time of enrollment. * Participants must have an identified primary oncologist, hematologist or generalist outside of NIH who agrees to manage participant care and any diagnostic findings provided by this study. INCLUSION CRITERIA - Marrow Control Donor Participants * Either sex, and must be eligible for marrow donation per NIH Clinical Center requirements. * No history of hematological malignancies as listed as inclusion in 'Inclusion Criteria - MDS Participants' or current autoimmune disease. * Must be scheduled for bone marrow harvest for clinical application (e.g., marrow donation); or, if being evaluated for malignancy, have a clinical bone marrow aspirate scheduled (e.g., to rule out bone marrow involvement). INCLUSION CRITERIA - All Participants * Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study. * Ability of participant or parent/guardian to understand and the willingness to sign a written consent document. EXCLUSION CRITERIA - All Participants -Uncontrolled intercurrent illness, psychiatric illness, or other that would limit compliance with study requirements, or at the investigator s discretion.