label: acute myeloid leukemia, KIT gene mutation
label_lc: acute myeloid leukemia, kit gene mutation
description: Any acute myeloid leukemia that has the chromosomal anomaly KIT gene mutation. (A molecular genetic abnormality that refers to mutation of the c-kit (CD117) proto-oncogene. It is associated with the development of gastrointestinal stromal tumor and gastrointestinal autonomic nerve tumor. It has also been described in acute myeloid leukemias, dysgerminomas, and seminomas.)