A protein expression database (www.proteinatlas.org) indicates that the ANKDD1B protein is expressed in muscles, distinct cells of the lymph node and tonsil, a chronic myeloid leukemia cell line (K-562), a multiple myeloma cell line (LP-1) and an ovarian cystadenocarcinoma cell line (EFO-21). Here, ANKDD1B is linked to chronic myelogenous leukemia, BCR-ABL1 positive.