Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
TERT
Associated Variants
TERT c.1574-3777G>T ( ENST00000310581.10, ENST00000334602.10 )
TERT c.1574-3777G>T ( ENST00000310581.10, ENST00000334602.10 )
Associated Disease
Carcinoma of lung
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
After the 2nd stage validation (975 cases versus 1022 controls), the study clarified the association that rs2736100 of the TERT gene conferred the highest significant risk of lung cancer (P=4×10(-3) in the 1st stage association, P=4×10(-4) in the 2nd stage validation, and P=1×10(-5), odds ratio=1.24 in the combined population).
Pubmed
23368278
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.0146578610923364
Year of publication
2013
Drugs