IL17RB and myelodysplastic syndrome: Among these, the study by Eichner et al. found that immunomodulatory drugs (IMiDs), such as thalidomide and its derivatives lenalidomide and pomalidomide, commonly used for the treatment of MM and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with isolated chromosome 5q deletion (del(5q) MDS), which constitutes the only MDS subtype clearly defined by a cytogenetic alteration, bind Cereblon (CRBN), a substrate receptor of the ubiquitin ligase complex CRL4, mediating antitumor and teratogenic effects [19].