# GWAS of epigenetic aging rates in blood reveals a critical role for TERT

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/gwas-of-epigenetic-aging-rates-in-blood-reveals-a-critical-role-for-tert/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Ake T. Lu,Luting Xue,Elias Salfati,Brian H. Chen,Luigi Ferrucci,Daniel Levy,Roby Joehanes,Joanne M. Murabito,Douglas P. Kiel,Pei-Chien Tsai,İdil Yet,Jordana T. Bell,Massimo Mangino,Toshiko Tanaka,Allan F. McRae,Riccardo E. Marioni,Peter M. Visscher,Naomi R. Wray,Ian J. Deary,Morgan E. Levine,Austin Quach,Themistocles L. Assimes,Philip S. Tsao,Devin Absher,James D. Stewart,Yun Li,Alex P. Reiner,Lifang Hou,Andrea Baccarelli,Eric A. Whitsel,Abraham Aviv,Alexia Cardona,Felix R. Day,Nicholas J. Wareham,John R. B. Perry,Ken K. Ong,Kenneth Raj,Kathryn L. Lunetta,Steve Horvath |
| Citations | 230 |
| DOI | 10.1038/s41467-017-02697-5 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-02697-5.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2734270051 |
| PMID | 29374233 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2018 |

## Paper authors

- [Pei-Chien Tsai](https://scholariq.org/researchers/pei-chien-tsai/)

## Paper journal

- [Nature Communications](https://scholariq.org/journals/nature-communications/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Epigenetics and DNA Methylation](https://scholariq.org/topics/epigenetics-and-dna-methylation/)

## Paper topics

- [Epigenetics and DNA Methylation](https://scholariq.org/topics/epigenetics-and-dna-methylation/)
- [Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence](https://scholariq.org/topics/telomeres-telomerase-and-senescence/)
- [Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetics-aging-and-longevity-in-model-organisms/)

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