ABL1 and acute myeloid leukemia: The t(9:22) chromosomal translocation resulting in the Philadelphia chromosome leads to the expression of the Bcr-Abl fusion protein, which plays a critical role in the pathogenesis and progression of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML), in a subset of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (Ph+ALL; 15% to 30% cases) and occasionally in Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (Ph+AML) [1].