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CCT6A was further validated by quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR), small interfering RNA (siRNA) silencing, cell viability and apoptosis assays, Western blotting, intracellular polyamine and ODC1 activity measurements, and spermidine rescue.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Polyamine activity was preferentially enriched in AML blasts and associated with increased stemness, proliferation, and DNA damage response, together with impaired differentiation. Two molecular subtypes with distinct metabolic and immune features were identified. The Random Survival Forest model effectively stratified patients into prognostic risk groups, achieving external-validation area under the curve (AUC) values up to 0.774. High-risk patients exhibited distinct immune and stromal microenvironmental features. CCT6A was overexpressed in AML samples, and its silencing suppressed cell viability, promoted apoptosis, and reduced ODC1 activity and intracellular polyamine levels. 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