Genetic Variants of the TERT Gene and Telomere Length in Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Piotr MacekRafal PorebaPawel GacKatarzyna Bogunia-KubikMarta Dratwa Mieszko WięckiewiczAnna WojakowskaMonika Michalek-ZrabkowskaGrzegorz MazurHelena Martynowicz

Published in: Biomedicines (2022)

This study showed no relationship between OSA and TERT SNPs. However, SNPs of the TERT gene (rs2736100 and rs2853669) were found to affect arterial hypertension and diabetes prevalence.

Keyphrases

genome wide
obstructive sleep apnea
arterial hypertension
copy number
positive airway pressure
type diabetes
dna methylation
cardiovascular disease
genome wide identification
gene expression
glycemic control
metabolic syndrome
genome wide analysis
skeletal muscle
transcription factor