“…Moreover, none of these somatic mutations, or any combination of them, nor any chromosomal aberration is pathognomonic for the entire group of mixed MDS/MPN or even for a single member-entity of the group. An additional logistic problem is that these are very rare and inhomogeneous diseases, and therefore, large databases and biobanks, which could potentially allow us to better analyze the disease biology, are not easily available ( 4 , 5 ).…”