Based on the analysis of the targeted sequencing data of MDS, 17 candidate genes (DNMT3A, GATA1, GATA2, TP53, RUNX1, KRAS, NRAS, SRSF2, TET2, IDH1, IDH2, ETV6, EZH2, BCOR, PTPN11, STAG2, U2AF1) were identified. Here, GATA1 is linked to myelodysplastic syndrome.