Based on the expression profiles, the expression of ITGA6 was significantly higher in the 28 cases of AML with relapse than in the 25 cases with remission (p<0.05); however, the differences in expression of ITGB4, ITGA4 and ITGB1 did not account for the difference between the two groups. Here, ITGB1 is linked to acute myeloid leukemia.