Using 3q-seq, we observed that regions near the genes CDK6 (6q11), ARID1B (7q24), and THADA (2p21) had been translocated to EVI1 in t(3;6), t(3;7) or t(2;3) AML, respectively (Fig. 7b, c and Supplementary Fig. 6). This evidence concerns the gene MECOM and acute myeloid leukemia.