| Consistent with the normal pattern of axl expression , axl RNA was found predominantly in diseases of the myeloid lineage : 39 of 66 ( 59 % ) patients with myeloproliferative disorders ( acute myeloid leukemia , chronic myeloid leukemia ( CML ) in chronic phase , CML in myeloid blast crisis , and myelodysplasia ) showed significant axl transcription , as compared with 1 of 45 ( 2 % ) lymphoid leukemias ( chronic lymphocytic leukemia , acute lymphocytic leukemia , and CML in lymphoid blast crisis ) . ^^^ |