Overexpression of GYS1, MIF, and MYC is associated with adverse outcome and poor response to azacitidine in myelodysplastic syndromes and acute myeloid leukemia.

Abstract Background The prognosis of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) and acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) is very heterogeneous. Patients and Methods We analyzed the prognostic value of several genes in a cohort of 85 MDS and AML patients. Results Overexpression of glycogen synthase 1 and macrophage migration inhibitory factor genes had an adverse outcome in multivariate analysis ( P  = .003 and P P  = .03). Conclusion In the current study we identified a specific gene expression profile as prognostic factors for response to azacitidine and survival in MDS and AML.