# Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/multiple-independent-variants-at-the-tert-locus-are-associated-with-telomere/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Australian Cancer Study,Stig E. Bojesen,Australian Ovarian Cancer Study,Gene Environment Interaction and Breast Cancer (GENICA),Swedish Breast Cancer Study (SWE-BRCA),Epidemiological study of BRCA1 & BRCA2 Mutation Carriers (EMBRACE),Genetic Modifiers of Cancer Risk in BRCA1/2 Mutation Carriers (GEMO),Karen A. Pooley,Sharon E. Johnatty,Jonathan Beesley,Kyriaki Michailidou,Jonathan P. Tyrer,Stacey L. Edwards,Hilda A. Pickett,Howard C. Shen,Chanel E. Smart,Kristine M. Hillman,Phuong L. Mai,Kate Lawrenson,Michael D. Stutz,Yi Lu,Rod Karevan,Nicholas T. Woods,Rebecca L. Johnston,Juliet D. French,Xiaoqing Chen,Maren Weischer,Sune F. Nielsen,Melanie Maranian,Maya Ghoussaini,Shahana Ahmed,Caroline Baynes,Manjeet K. Bolla,Qin Wang,Joe Dennis,Lesley McGuffog,Daniel Barrowdale,Andrew Lee,Sue Healey,Michael Lush,Daniel C. Tessier,Daniel Vincent,Françis Bacot,Ignace Vergote,Sandrina Lambrechts,Evelyn Despierre,Harvey A. Risch,Anna González‐Neira,Mary Anne Rossing,Guillermo Pita,Jennifer A. Doherty,Núria Álvarez,Melissa C. Larson,Brooke L. Fridley,Nils Schoof,Jenny Chang‐Claude,Mine Cicek,Julian Peto,Kimberly R. Kalli,Annegien Broeks,Sebastian M. Armasu,Marjanka K. Schmidt,Linde M. Braaf,Boris Winterhoff,Heli Nevanlinna,Gottfried E. Konecny,Diether Lambrechts,Lisa Rogmann,Pascal Guénel,Attila Teoman,Roger L. Milne,Joaquín J. García,Angela Cox,Vijayalakshmi Shridhar,Barbara Burwinkel,Frederik Marmé,Rebecca Hein,Elinor J. Sawyer,Christopher A. Haiman,Shan Wang‐Gohrke,Irene L. Andrulis,Kirsten B. Moysich,John L. Hopper,Kunle Odunsi,Annika Lindblom,Graham G. Giles,Hermann Brenner,Jacques Simard,Galina Lurie,Peter A. Fasching,Michael E. Carney,Paolo Radice,Lynne R. Wilkens,Anthony J. Swerdlow,Marc T. Goodman,Hiltrud Brauch,Montserrat García‐Closas,Peter Hillemanns,Robert Winqvist,Matthias Dürst |
| Citations | 543 |
| DOI | 10.1038/ng.2566 |
| Fields | Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.nature.com/articles/ng.2566.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2133857310 |
| PMID | 23535731 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2013 |

## Paper authors

- [Peter Hillemanns](https://scholariq.org/researchers/peter-hillemanns/)
- [Marjanka K. Schmidt](https://scholariq.org/researchers/marjanka-k-schmidt/)
- [Ignace Vergote](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ignace-vergote/)
- [Elinor J. Sawyer](https://scholariq.org/researchers/elinor-j-sawyer/)
- [Robert A. Vierkant](https://scholariq.org/researchers/robert-a-vierkant/)
- [Florian Heitz](https://scholariq.org/researchers/florian-heitz/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence](https://scholariq.org/topics/telomeres-telomerase-and-senescence/)

## Paper topics

- [Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence](https://scholariq.org/topics/telomeres-telomerase-and-senescence/)
- [Cancer Research and Treatments](https://scholariq.org/topics/cancer-research-and-treatments/)
- [Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms](https://scholariq.org/topics/genetics-aging-and-longevity-in-model-organisms/)

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