Annotation Detail

Information
Associated Genes
TERT
Associated Variants
TERT MUTATION
TERT MUTATION
Associated Disease
Carcinogenesis
Source Database
DisGeNET
Description
In humans, telomerase reverse transcriptase (hTERT) determines the activity of telomerase. hTERT is an ideal anticancer target because it is universally expressed in cancer cells and plays a crucial role in carcinogenesis.
Pubmed
25662441
Section of the abstract supporting the evidence
ALL_TEXT_1/3
Number of the section of the abstract supporting the evidence
1
Number of the sentence supporting the evidence
1
Original source reporting the Gene Disease association
BeFree
DisGENET score for the Gene Disease association
0.0130292098598546
Drugs