Univariate logistic regression analysis showed associations of the following SNPs with susceptibility to AML: rs3789068 in BCL2L11 under the co-dominant, dominant, and allele models (P < 0.05); rs724710 in BCL2L11 under the allele model (P = 0.027); and rs4251864 in PLAUR under the dominant and allele models (P = 0.045 and P = 0.043, respectively). Here, BCL2L11 is linked to acute myeloid leukemia.