First, to determine whether the SLC15A2 gene is upregulated in human CML patients as it is in CML-affected mice, we retrieved data on levels of SLC15A2 mRNA in cells of CML patients listed in a public database gene expression omnibus (GEO: GSE33075). Here, SLC15A2 is linked to chronic myelogenous leukemia, BCR-ABL1 positive.