Notably, miR-22 is significantly downregulated in AML samples (P<0.05) compared with all three sub-populations of normal control cells, that is, normal CD34+ hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs), CD33+ myeloid progenitor cells, or mononuclear cells (MNCs) (Fig. 1a). This evidence concerns the gene CD33 and acute myeloid leukemia.