A total of 11 DEGs (BAX, FAS, IRF9, JAK2, MLKL, PLA2G4A, PPID, STAT1, STAT3, TNFRSF1A, and TNFSF10) were identified in the monocytes and CLPs between MDS patients and health controls (Fig. 2J). Here, IRF9 is linked to myelodysplastic syndrome.