Table 2.

Risk factors for myeloid malignancy development in patients with sickle cell disease

Risk factorReference
Erythropoietic stress Ghannam et al21  
Inflammation Platt36  
Hypoxia and acidosis Muz et al37  
Transfusion-related immunomodulation Vamvakas and Blajchman38  
Compromised apoptosis Ribeil39  
Endothelial damage Hebbel et al40  
Increased age Adelman and Figueroa41  
Clonal hematopoiesis Pincez et al25  
Risk factorReference
Erythropoietic stress Ghannam et al21  
Inflammation Platt36  
Hypoxia and acidosis Muz et al37  
Transfusion-related immunomodulation Vamvakas and Blajchman38  
Compromised apoptosis Ribeil39  
Endothelial damage Hebbel et al40  
Increased age Adelman and Figueroa41  
Clonal hematopoiesis Pincez et al25  
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