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We assessed the presence of the CML LSCs in the peripheral blood (PB) and concurrently in the BM in the patients with chronic\u2010phase CML (CP CML).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Patients and Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Thirty\u2010eight patients with CP CML were included into the study. CD45<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\/CD34<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>\/CD38<jats:sup>\u2212<\/jats:sup> cells with positive CD26 expression were considered as CML LSCs (CD26<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup> LSC) by using multiparameter flow cytometry (FCM).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Mean BCR\u2010ABL, PB LSC, and BM LSC were 58.528 IS (37.405\u201083.414 IS), 237.5\u00a0LSC\/\u03bcL (16\u2010737.5\u00a0LSC\/\u03bcL), and 805\u00a0LSC\/10<jats:sup>6<\/jats:sup>\u00a0WBCs (134.6\u20102470\u00a0LSC\/10<jats:sup>6<\/jats:sup>\u00a0WBCs), respectively, in newly diagnosed CML patients. In the patients with BCR\u2010ABL positive hematopoiesis, mean BCR\u2010ABL, PB LSCs, and BM LSCs were 30.09\u00a0IS (0.024\u2010147.690\u00a0IS), 13.5\u00a0LSC\/\u03bcL (0\u2010248.7\u00a0LSC\/\u03bcL) and 143.5\u00a0LSC\/10<jats:sup>6<\/jats:sup>\u00a0WBCs (9\u2010455.2\u00a0LSC\/10<jats:sup>6<\/jats:sup>\u00a0WBCs), respectively. No CML LSCs were detected in PB of patients who achieved deep molecular response (DMR). BM LSCs of the patients who were in DMR were 281.1\u00a0LSC\/10<jats:sup>6<\/jats:sup>\u00a0WBCs (3.1\u2010613.7\u00a0LSC\/10<jats:sup>6<\/jats:sup>\u00a0WBCs). The amount of PB LSCs was highest in patients with newly diagnosed CML (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a0.001).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>LSCs persisted in the BM of the patients with DMR, whereas there was no LSCs in the peripheral blood. 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