PML and acute myeloid leukemia: Acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) is a subtype of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) characterized by the t(15;17)(q22;q12) translocation, resulting in the fusion of the promyelocytic leukemia (PML) gene and retinoic acid receptor alpha (RARα) gene (PML-RARα) [1].