The possible use of serum cytokine profiles (including the chemokines CCL2/3/4/5/11 and CXCL5/8/10/11) as a diagnostic tool was investigated by Feng et al. [53]; different profiles were then detected for MDS and aplastic anemia, and Tpo, together with CCL3 levels, it was particularly important to distinguish between the two. The gene discussed is TPO; the disease is myelodysplastic syndrome.