The telomerase gene polymorphisms, but not telomere length, increase susceptibility to primary glomerulonephritis/end stage renal diseases in females.
Qing SunJunli LiuGuanghui ChengMingkai DaiJiaxi LiuZhenqiang QiJingjie ZhaoWei LiFeng KongGang LiuMagnus BjörkholmDawei XuPublished in: Journal of translational medicine (2020)
Our results reveal that the TERC rs12696304 and TERT rs2736100 polymorphisms, but not LTL per se, contribute to GN/CDK/ESRD risk.