WBC - white blood cell count. Hb – haemoglobin. Plt - platelet count. ANC - absolute neutrophil count. MDS - myelodysplastic syndromes. MPN - myeloproliferative neoplasms. AML - acute myeloid leukaemia. The final diagnosis of patients was based on laboratory parameters (e.g. B12, folic acid concentrations) as well as morphological, cytogenetic, and flow cytometric examination. WBC, Hb, Plt and ANC parameters were measured in peripheral blood samples of patients with suspected MDS or MPN. Here, GSTM1 is linked to acute myeloid leukemia.