FLI1 and myelodysplastic syndrome: FLI1 is essential for normal hematopoietic development (Giraud et al., 2021) and has been implicated in various hematological disorders, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML) (Kornblau et al., 2011), myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) (Sullivan, Palmer, and Botero, 2022), and Ewing’s sarcoma (Hughes et al., 2023).