A patient presents with general anemia and rare or no blasts. The bone marrow smear reveals 3% blasts, no Auer rods, and 12% ringed sideroblasts. Which MDS classification is the associated with these findings?
a. Refractory anemia with ringed sideroblasts
b. Refractory anemia
c. Myelodysplastic syndrome, unclassifiable
d. MDS associated with isolated del(5q)
Correct Answer: B
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