RUNX1 and myelodysplastic syndrome: Given that the duration of CML-CP development by BCR–ABL retrovirus is about 3–4 weeks, and Evi1 alone could induce myelodysplastic syndrome/AML in mice after 6 months or more,39,40 these results indicate that Evi1 can have a causative role in blastic transformation of CML.