PCBP1 and acute myeloid leukemia: The white blood cell count greater than or equal to 50 × 109/L was identified in 30 (34.1 %) of 88 patients with AML and the frequency of PCBP1 underexpression was 86.7 % (26/30) in this subtype, whereas in 58 (65.9 %) AML patients with leukocyte count less than 50 × 109/L, only 63.8 % (37/58) cases showed low-pcbp1 expression.