Furthermore, we observed no differences regarding the frequency of IL‐6 rs1800795 genotypes or alleles among AML patients and controls, our data being similar to the results reported by Nursal et al.17 In contrast, the presence of the rs1800795 variant genotype could be associated with CML susceptibility in Turkish patients.13, 33. The gene discussed is IL6; the disease is chronic myelogenous leukemia, BCR-ABL1 positive.