Validation of human telomere length trans-ancestry meta-analysis association signals identifies POP5 and KBTBD6 as novel human telomere length regulation genes
Rebecca Keener, Surya B. Chhetri, Carla J. Connelly, Margaret A. Taub, Matthew P. Conomos, Joshua S. Weinstock, Bohan Ni, Benjamin J. Strober, Stella W. Aslibekyan, Paul Livermore Auer, Lucas Barwick, Lewis C. Becker, John Blangero, Eugene R. Bleecker, Jennifer A. Brody, , Alexis J. Battle
The paper validates novel telomere length regulation genes POP5 and KBTBD6 identified through trans-ancestry GWAS using functional experiments in blood cells.
bioRxiv · Jul 12, 2023 · PreprintGenetics