The cause has not yet been determined. It has been said that<unk>  myeloid<unk>  can occur from a progression of chronic myelomonocytic<unk>  type 1 and 2. Normal red blood cells decrease and a rapid proliferation of the abnormal myeloblasts occur. Apoptosis functional ability decreases which causes a back up of myeloblasts in the bone marrow and blood. AML with a translocation or inversion is seen in different chromosomes. Specifically, AML with inversion in chromosome 16 also known as inv(16) is commonly seen in children.
Acute myelomonocytic leukemia
Prolymphocytic leukemia
Acute myeloblastic leukemia with maturation
Myeloid leukemia
Acute monocytic leukemia
Mixed-phenotype acute leukemia
Acute megakaryoblastic leukemia
Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia