Expression data of PDCD7, FIS1, FAM3A, CA6, APP, KLRF1, ATCAY, GGT5 and Ang2 were analyzed in 97 AML patients and 30 non-malignant controls, as well as published data of PDCD7 expression from 225 CN-AML patients treated with a uniform protocol. The gene discussed is ATCAY; the disease is acute myeloid leukemia.