Although splenomegalyand hepatomegaly were more common in the p210 positive group than the negative group, these differences were not significant (P=0.06% and P=0.08%, respectively) Nine (10.6%) patients (5 males and 4 females) were in accelerated phase and 76 (89.4%) patients in chronic phase of CML. Here, EVPL is linked to chronic myelogenous leukemia, BCR-ABL1 positive.