Causal effect between telomere length and thirteen types of cancer in Asian population: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study
Asians with longer telomeres are more prone to developing lung and prostate cancer. There is also a nominally significant association between longer telomeres and the risk of developing hematological malignancy.
Authors
- Zhihao Yao
- Shouyu Cheng
- Yuming Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7194-6392)
- Junming Bi
- Weinan Zeng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3952-1968)
- Zhaoqiang Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9690-376X)
- Zhiyong Xian
- Xiaokang Gu
- Bowen Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5218-7805)
- Changzheng Zhang
- Hangyu Liao
- Mingquan Chen
Institutions
- Shantou University (CN)
- Shantou University Medical College (CN)
- Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences (CN)
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (CN)
- South China University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
- Published
- 2025-04-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-025-03046-z
- Primary Topic
- Telomeres, Telomerase, and Senescence
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Bureau of Science and Technology of Ganzhou Municipality
- Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation of Guangdong Province