In the multivariate analyses, PDGF-D (HR = 1.863, 95% CI = 1.057-3.283, P = 0.031), VEGFR-1 (HR = 2.106, 95% CI = 1.038-4.272, P = 0.039) and VEGF-A (HR 2.095, 95% CI 1.028-4.271, P = 0.042) were independent negative prognosticators for DSS, MFS and RFS, respectively, in the ET group. This evidence concerns the gene PDGFD and essential thrombocythemia.