Abbreviations: WT = wild type; MDS = myelodysplastic syndrome; DFP = deferiprone; Epor = erythropoietin receptor; ProE = pro-erythroblasts; BasoE = basophilic erythroblasts; PolyE = polychromatophilic erythroblasts; OrthoE = orthochromatophilic erythroblasts. This evidence concerns the gene EPOR and myelodysplastic syndrome.