Among the eight GWAS risk variants for CLL, one variant replicated in our data for CLL/SLL [OR per allele G of rs17483466 in ACOXL/BCL2L11 = 1.57 (1.17–2.11), p = 0.0027] and remained significant after Bonferroni correction (p<0.0063; Table S1 in File S1). Here, BCL2L11 is linked to B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia.