A genome-wide association scan (GWAS) for mean telomere length within the COGS project: identified loci show little association with hormone-related cancer risk.
Human Molecular Genetics
Pooley, Karen A KA; Bojesen, Stig E SE; Weischer, Maren M; Nielsen, Sune F SF; Thompson, Deborah D; Amin Al Olama, Ali A; Michailidou, Kyriaki K; Tyrer, Jonathan P JP; Benlloch, Sara S; Brown, Judith J; Audley, Tina T; Luben, Robert R; Khaw, K-T KT; Neal, David E DE; Hamdy, Freddie C FC; Donovan, Jenny L JL; Kote-Jarai, Zsofia Z; Baynes, Caroline C; Shah, Mitul M; Bolla, Manjeet K MK; Wang, Qin Q; Dennis, Joe J; Dicks, Ed E; Yang, Rongxi R; Rudolph, Anja A; Schildkraut, Joellen J; Chang-Claude, Jenny J; Burwinkel, Barbara B; Chenevix-Trench, Georgia G; Pharoah, Paul D P PD; Berchuck, Andrew A; Eeles, Rosalind A RA; Easton, Douglas F DF; Dunning, Alison M AM; Nordestgaard, Børge G BG
TERC polymorphisms are associated both with susceptibility to colorectal cancer and with longer telomeres.
Gut
Jones, A M AM; Beggs, A D AD; Carvajal-Carmona, L L; Farrington, S S; Tenesa, A A; Walker, M M; Howarth, K K; Ballereau, S S; Hodgson, S V SV; Zauber, A A; Bertagnolli, M M; Midgley, R R; Campbell, H H; Kerr, D D; Dunlop, M G MG; Tomlinson, I P M IP