MN1 and acute myeloid leukemia: Of these, MN1, initially reported as a candidate gene for sporadic meningioma and later found to be involved in acute myeloid leukemia (fusion TEL/MN1) and as an oncogene in murine hematopoiesis, was recently implicated in murine calvarial osseous development, facial membranous bone ossification, and palatal development [36-38].