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Genome-wide association study of telomere length among South Asians identifies a second RTEL1 association signal.

Dayana A DelgadoChenan ZhangLin S ChenJianjun GaoShantanu RoyJustin ShinkleMekala SabarinathanMaria ArgosLin TongAlauddin AhmedTariqul IslamMuhammad Rakibuz-ZamanGolam SarwarHasan ShahriarMahfuzar RahmanMohammad YunusFarzana JasmineMuhammad G KibriyaHabibul AhsanBrandon L Pierce
Published in: Journal of medical genetics (2017)
In this first GWAS of TL in a South Asian population, we replicate some, but not all, of the loci reported in prior GWAS of individuals of European ancestry, and we identify a novel second association signal at the RTEL1 locus.
Keyphrases
  • genome wide association study
  • genome wide
  • gene expression