No significant differences were found in gender distribution, BM blast, PB blast, FAB subtypes other than M4 and frequent AML mutations (FLT3-ITD, NPM1, RUNX1, ASXL1, TP53, DNMT3A, IDH1/IDH2, and TET2). The gene discussed is ASXL1; the disease is acute myeloid leukemia.